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.