Popular Nigerian gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi has taken to his social media page to walk his followers through his past before his current ‘controversial’ character.

According to Bisi Alimi, he was a pastor who was strongly homophobic towards homosexuals but has to change his stance somewhere along the line.

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He tweeted: “Will you believe if I tell you I used to be a very homophobic pastor back in the day. So I have been on that journey.”

Speaking on why he had to change from a homophobic pastor to a gay and homosexuals rights activists, he noted that a failed suicide attempt did it for him.

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At 17, Bisi Alimi attempted suicide which according to him, failed. He begun to love himself as he’s and never bothered about concealing his true identity any longer.

“Thanks to the people that never gave up on me and walked the journey with me. However, it was a failed suicide attempt at 17 that started my journey to self-love”, he replied to a question on why he changed by one of his followers.

Bisi Alimi is the first gay rights activist in Nigeria to appear on TV to openly talk about gay rights.

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Ademola Iyandade Ojo Kazeem Alimi known as Bisi Alimi came to the limelight when he publicly declared his stance as a gay activist. The declaration gave him international recognition and also saw the growth of many transgenders in Nigeria such as Bobrisky, Jay bogie, and their likes.

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He has been on many platforms practicing as a model, a public speaker, and a blog writer. He is based in the United Kingdom and is the founder of the Bisi Foundation. He also doubles as an actor and has been on various sets.

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Check out some of his photos that got social media buzzing in 2019 as we begin the new year.

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Nigerian gay activist Bisi Alimi is celebrating the third anniversary of marriage to his Australian husband, Anthony Davis, and he is definitely not shy about it.

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Despite the sanction on gay marriages and programs, he went ahead to publicly announce his sexual stance and ended up marrying his lover. He recently held the first ever LGBT Pride Event in Lagos.

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Bisi flaunted his husband on IG and gushed about how enthused he was that three years had been spent in the presence of each other.

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Bisi Alimi flew to Nigeria for the first-ever LGBT pride event he organized in Lagos.

The gay rights activist attended the Night of Diversity 2019 organized by the Bisi Alimi Foundation. The event held in Lagos on Tuesday, October 29.

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The event was made possible courtesy of grants received from the Elton John AIDS Foundation, Martin Prendergast, Stephen Fry and Paul Gambaccini. The British Deputy High Commission also provided the venue for the event.

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The Night of Diversity 2019 saw 9 members of the LGBT community take the stage to show off their talents and capabilities.

Informing his followers, he posted;

WE DID IT! We organised an LGBT pride event in Lagos
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Last night was a blast in Lagos, 9 LGBT took to stage for what was an incredible showing of rainbow awesomeness.

The celebs and stars also came. It was a great night.

Thank you to everyone that showed up.

We never thought that when we decided to organise something close to an LGBT pride event in Lagos that we will;
1- find a venue
2- find sponsorships for it
3- find artists
4- that people will come

Despite the crazy traffic in Lagos yesterday, great number of people turned up.

We found a venue, 9 acts performed at the event and we got grants from Elton John AIDS Foundation, Martin Prendergast, Stephen Fry and Paul Gambaccini.

The British Deputy High Commission provide an amazing venue.

See you at the Diversity Night in 2020

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A Nigerian Gay activist and blogger, Bisi Alimi has cautioned haters to stay off his trans family. He made the statement on his Instagram page in a post.

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Bisi disclosed that he was last night at a gender non-conforming conference 2019 to assist his trans brothers and sisters and said it was the best show ever.

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He mentioned that he would gladly scratch the face of anyone who comes after his trans family with their negative energy because he has claws.

He expressed his appreciation to all who took part in the event including the audience.

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Bisi was the first Nigerian to come out on TV to disclose his sexuality and this made waves. He is a proud advocate for the LGBT community.

See the post below and check him out.

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