Ep 80 - Thriving and Surviving; Anti-Gay Laws, Death Threats, and HIV didn’t stop me Ft. Bisi Alimi

Bisi Alimi is the founder and the Executive Director of the Bisi Alimi Foundation, an organisation working to accelerate social acceptance of LGBT people in Nigeria.

Alimi has a BA in Theatre Arts (2004) from the University of Lagos Nigeria and MSc in Global Governance and Public Policy (2011) from Birkbeck College University of London.

Alimi is a multitalented storyteller, actor, activist and angelic troublemaker. He has over 15 years experience working on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Africa.

Before starting Bisi Alimi Foundation, he was a lecturer at the Humboldt University in Berlin teaching “Pre and Post Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Africa”.

In his spare time, he loves to read, watch television and cook. He lives in London with his husband and his two dogs.

 

In this episode Alicia and Bisi discuss: 

• Battling his sexuality and religion
• Why Bisi is The Angelic Troublemaker 
• Why he came out at Gay on Nigerian National TV 
• Near death experiences based on homophobic behaviors 
• The experience of seeking asylum in the UK
• Why he became a HIV activist 
• How he has achieved his credibility and success during his career
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See more more about Bisi here

https://bisialimi.com/ 

https://www.bisialimifoundation.org/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CvuTYFHtO3w/?hl=en