Bisi Alimi

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Politics and Leadership
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Bisi Alimi went from being an extreme anti-gay campaigner into becoming the first Nigerian to come out on the country’s national TV. He also became a renowned AIDS activist. Now based in London, he is the founder of the Bisi Alimi Foundation, which advocates for LGBT rights in Nigeria. He also consults with the World Bank, writes for outlets such as The Guardian and Project Syndicate, and has appeared on BBC World Service and media shows including Tell Me More, with Michele Martins and Christiana Amanpour, and. He is also the co-founder of Rainbow Intersection, a dialogue about race, culture and sexuality, and the biggest LGBT charity in Nigeria.

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