This episode of The Outsiders explores the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community in northern Nigeria, a region with a long history of discrimination and violence against queer individuals. Sadiq recounts a personal incident involving a private clinic's failure to attend to a friend by treating his anal wart. The episode also delves into the experiences of LBTQ+ women in their interactions with healthcare. Matthew Blaise, an activist for SOGIESC rights, shares their own struggles with accessing healthcare and highlights the complexities involved in obtaining basic health services in the country. Through this episode, we gain insight into how the conservative climate in Nigeria has hindered media coverage of LGBTQ+ issues and the pervasive fear experienced by individuals identifying as LGBTQ+ across the country. Trigger Warning: This episode addresses sensitive issues. Hosted by Todah Opeyemi Key Timestamps [00:03:45] Healthcare access for LGBTQ+ community. [00:06:09] Self-medication in Nigeria for anal wart. [00:12:17] Access to healthcare for LGBTQ+ individuals. [00:13:49] Intersex people are seen as "lab rats" for medical knowledge. [00:15:23] Discrimination in healthcare. [00:19:02] HIV stigma in Nigeria. [00:22:35] Fear of being arrested at NGO-run clinics. Selected Quotes "Any LGBTQ people that is living in this northern Nigeria is living the life of fear, danger and what, uncomfortable." "This kind of thing is not accepted in this place and what, he rejected us." "The health practitioner that she was met with [at the hospital] was willing to strip her down just so she would know her gender identity." "I thought this HIV is God's punishment to him for being homosexual." "After getting tested and was negative, I felt like that moment was the happiest moment for me." "Without the knowledge I had, many people would rather end their life or just suffer in silence." Support/Knowledge Directory https://bit.ly/TheOutsidersStoriesDirectory Subscribe to The Outsiders Stories: https://substack.com/@theoutsidersstories