Gender and Covid19 in Nigeria impacts on LGBTQ People

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everybody in Nigeria to some extent, but it has had differential impacts on people from social groups which generally face social exclusion. This includes those of non-normative sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions, also commonly referred to as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) or queer. This paper outlines how the pandemic has exacerbated discrimination, exclusion, and violence against LGBTQI people and what needs to be done.