Aderonke Apata on leaving Nigeria to be a free gay woman

Changes with Annie Macmanus by Annie Macmanus

Jun 17, 202435:19Society & Culture

Imagine being forced to leave your country for being gay or face death. This Refugee Week, we welcome Aderonke Apata, a Nigerian refugee who had to leave Nigeria under threat of persecution for being in love with a woman...

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