tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799086301071172468.post666209554544116866..comments2024-03-29T05:01:44.511+00:00Comments on LGBT Asylum News: Nigerian gay footballer deported by Austria has gone underground; Austrian police charge his counsellor with 'promoting an illegal stay'paulocanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499916652508144662noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799086301071172468.post-88761057434403730912015-01-23T06:54:22.826+00:002015-01-23T06:54:22.826+00:00I am impressed with your work, its just gorgeous.....I am impressed with your work, its just gorgeous.. I am such a big fan of your work.. great article.. our web site is soccer if any want more information about the soccer, then click our link..<br />Thanks!! Danielhttp://fussballfilter.atnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799086301071172468.post-78897999434443740632010-07-05T17:55:48.758+01:002010-07-05T17:55:48.758+01:00I have been asked by numerous people about why I d...I have been asked by numerous people about why I decided to stay out of Nigeria as a gay man. I decided to stay out because I came to self-acceptance and reject Criminalization of my sexuality. Apart from Sharia law applicable in the Northern part of Nigeria, Chapter 21, Articles 214 and 217 of the Nigerian penal code is a threat to any conscious and openly gay person in Nigeria. Based on the publicity Cletus has received, he could become a source of exploitation for the Nigerian police. I feel for Cletus. The worst of death for me while in Nigeria, and before I came to self-acceptance, was the struggle in the closet. The fear and hurt from rejection when people know your secret. Living like that for anyone who is conscious of self-dignity and who longs for integrity is a prison without wall. Such a person needs freedom. If Cletus is actually gay, he needs help from the world to be set free so are all gays and lesbians in Nigeria or who are Nigerians. Not necessarily freedom to move out of Nigeria, but freedom to live in freedom in the land of our birth. (To me any place open to freedom and security is home, but I am not advocating a trans-Atlantic gay migration.)<br />Pending the arrival of that help, Cletus, take heart. Remain in self-acceptance and conduct yourself with care in Nigeria. I am sure you know that being gay is not a choice for most people. I hope that is true to you too. Don't hesitate to e-mail me through couragenigeria@gmail.com. I have no money or power, but we can work together still. Thanks.talkwithmelistentomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139976892655836773noreply@blogger.com