LGBTQI: Your Parents Won't Die If You Come Out - Bisi Alimi
Gay Rights activist, Bisi Alimi, has asked members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex community in Nigeria to come out of the closet to their parents.
Bisi Alimi is a Nigerian gay rights activist, public speaker, blog writer, and HIV/LGBT advocate who gained international attention when he became the first Nigerian to come out on television.
Bisi came out of the closet in2004 on National TV.
In a tweet shared on his handle this afternoon, Bisi urged others still in the closet to come out.
"Dear Nigerian LGBTQI+ people, your parents won’t die if you come out; it’s a lie that used to keep you in the closet. You have your life to live; enjoy it."