LGBTQI rights are limited in Nigeria and in 2014 former president Goodluck Jonathan signed a bill into Law that Criminalizes same sex relationships and LGBT advocacy with a maximum penalty of 14 years imprisonment. According to NGO - Human Dignity Trust, there's substantial evidence of the law being enforced in recent years with number of the LGBT community frequently subject to arrest and violence.  Fola Francis is a young trans woman living in Nigeria, who is open about her journey and she's joining me on this episode to talk about all of it!  Here we go!  Follow Lai of the land podcast on social media.  Instagram- https://instagram.com/laiofthelandpod?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY= Twitter- https://twitter.com/laiofthelandpod?t=lZp_954ZZITton8IGv7Ukw&s=09 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.