BTW for all those saying they have know this since they were 9, I just want to say something here, the fact that you experienced whatever you claimed to have experienced at a young age does not make it right, it is like every other temptation. At 9 you get tempted to lie, you get tempted to steal, you get tempted to be jealous, you get all of those feeling, but it crosses the line and becomes a sin when you actually do it. God is not stupid and made us heteros for a reason. He is the greatest.
Genesis 19:4-5 describes what followed, which confirms the verdict as to the sin of Sodom and its end (RSV):
But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house; and they called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them (NIV: can have sex with them , NJB: can have intercourse with them)."
Bisi Alimi still remains one of my heros, this interview was part of my motivation to go to Nigeria to do more for LGBT people. I finally met him in person in 2006 when I moved to Nigeria, we lived on the same estate in Lagos, he is a fighter, and I am truly grateful for this ground breaking honest interview.
We dare to come out as gay because we are tired of being in the closet, gay people need to appreciate themselves, More love Rev Jide Macaulay
Genesis 19:4-5 describes what followed, which confirms the verdict as to the sin of Sodom and its end (RSV):
But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house; and they called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them (NIV: can have sex with them , NJB: can have intercourse with them)."
Bisi said that Nigeria is a society in Bondage, I believe that Nigerians are in denial of the facts and unless LGBT people begin to rally and stand up to face the situation and not be ashamed of being gay, when politicians and popular entertainers, and religious leaders begin to speak out about their own sexuality and positively about other gay people, then we will come to a place of reconciliation and understanding. Well done Bisi, Rev Jide Macaulay
man this guy is still fucking confused . . . and i remember him telling me personally he has done girl before but didnt feel it . . . man u need deliverance
This guy is a role model. Being Gay has NOTHING to do with the so called perversion of the society. If that is the case, every single person who has sex outside marriage should be condemned and killed because, the last time I checked, it was a sin in both the bible AND the Quran.
@ScarletNubian And that is where the difference lies my friend, people that are commiting adultery and fornication do not try to use the Bible to justify it, they know it is wrong and they admit it, but people who are homosexuals try to put words in God's mouth in order to justify their ways and to suppress their guilt and that is just wrong. If you want to be gay, go right ahead but don't try to make it seem like God made it that way or you don't have a choice, we all do...
I grew up in Lagos, but I live in Toronto now. Bisi is bang on in his analysis of being gay. I knew I was gay when I was nine years old, people do not choose to be gay they are born gay , because nine year old children do not know better. IN addition most of all this is based on social constructs and ideology, the bible (leviticus) was translated by human beings, and the same Bible says spare the rod and spoil the child , we as a society are beginning to see that spanking a child is wrong.
@Maxportal are you serious right now? If you want not be gay be gay but do not use God to justify your evil ways. If God believes that and made you that way then why did he destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? How can you in one sentence say the Bible was translated by man and use that to justify you being correct and in the next statement quote the same Bible or was that part not translated by man as well? People who are gay can go ahead but stop putting words in God's mouth because of your guilt...
u sound really dumb u knw! imagine if u were bisi! sometimes u gotta put urself in other[s shoes and try imagine hw it must feel being harassed all the time. get with the time...or let God b he judge. fool!@africanqueen
His ass belongs in jail. Been gay isn't part of our culture, nor does the bible accept gay(s). That is why God created Adam and Eve not Adam and Adam, am really disgusted by this crap sef.
you thicko. there are many gays in nigeria and anywhere in the world. i know many nigerian gay people in England - Bisi is brave and many people respect him for what he has done even though he has slienated himself from nigeria now..
people outside and inside nigeria respect him - FACT. Africanqueen i suggest you wake up and appreciate that there are many cultures in this world and that perhaps, Nigerian culture is changing or should change to at least acknowledge homosexuality - wake up and smell the cocoa beans
Appreciate him for been Gay, am not going to judge his sexuality or nothing, but we all know where people like these will end up at. This world is coming to an end soon, gay ko gay ni!!!!rubbish
my dear with great respect, you sound ridiculous, out of touch, backward, idiotic and STUPID. you moronic witch. You describe "people like these" - the holy scriptures dont condemn homosexuality. also, the world isnt coming to an end.. mabe youre hoping that becuase you have a miserable life causing misery on people like Bisi who are actually living their life and being true to themselves... 1. get a life 2. get a grip 3. get a man
LOL did I nail the head on you head. ***sniff sniff** I smell something, abeg come out of the closet jare. Just because I did not agree to your opinion doesn't mean you have the right to call me names.
In fact you are one of the biggest morons that have ever crossed my path online, if you don't fucking like my comment, ignore it and keep moving, or did I ask you to quote me
its not that you didnt agree with my opinions... its the fact that you are ignorant and say things like "we all know where people like these will end up at" and "his ass belong in jail" - in Nigeria you may just ignore things and keep moving, but in England, we deal with issues and talk about them. I will keep crossing your path you ugly witch.
fuck this crap bwt ''western culture''. in sambia, nwew guinea homoseuality is practised during teenage age amongst males. stop being a flippin ignoramus!!
Bisi, my heart is with you where ever you are. Your story is indeed inspiring. Funmi, thanks for sharing this wonderful story of courage in the face of stigma and callous condemnation. Are'nt we fighting for a Nigeria where each one can live safely and not fear that they would be the victim of any form of cultural chauvinism?
BTW for all those saying they have know this since they were 9, I just want to say something here, the fact that you experienced whatever you claimed to have experienced at a young age does not make it right, it is like every other temptation. At 9 you get tempted to lie, you get tempted to steal, you get tempted to be jealous, you get all of those feeling, but it crosses the line and becomes a sin when you actually do it. God is not stupid and made us heteros for a reason. He is the greatest.
sheygiya13 7 months ago
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Genesis 19:4-5 describes what followed, which confirms the verdict as to the sin of Sodom and its end (RSV):
But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house; and they called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them (NIV: can have sex with them , NJB: can have intercourse with them)."
olajidew 1 year ago
Bisi Alimi still remains one of my heros, this interview was part of my motivation to go to Nigeria to do more for LGBT people. I finally met him in person in 2006 when I moved to Nigeria, we lived on the same estate in Lagos, he is a fighter, and I am truly grateful for this ground breaking honest interview.
We dare to come out as gay because we are tired of being in the closet, gay people need to appreciate themselves, More love Rev Jide Macaulay
HouseOfRainbow 2 years ago
Genesis 19:4-5 describes what followed, which confirms the verdict as to the sin of Sodom and its end (RSV):
But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house; and they called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them (NIV: can have sex with them , NJB: can have intercourse with them)."
olajidew 1 year ago
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goldenismonica 1 year ago
Bisi said that Nigeria is a society in Bondage, I believe that Nigerians are in denial of the facts and unless LGBT people begin to rally and stand up to face the situation and not be ashamed of being gay, when politicians and popular entertainers, and religious leaders begin to speak out about their own sexuality and positively about other gay people, then we will come to a place of reconciliation and understanding. Well done Bisi, Rev Jide Macaulay
HouseOfRainbow 2 years ago
man this guy is still fucking confused . . . and i remember him telling me personally he has done girl before but didnt feel it . . . man u need deliverance
lukmanjaji 2 years ago
This guy is a role model. Being Gay has NOTHING to do with the so called perversion of the society. If that is the case, every single person who has sex outside marriage should be condemned and killed because, the last time I checked, it was a sin in both the bible AND the Quran.
ScarletNubian 3 years ago
@ScarletNubian And that is where the difference lies my friend, people that are commiting adultery and fornication do not try to use the Bible to justify it, they know it is wrong and they admit it, but people who are homosexuals try to put words in God's mouth in order to justify their ways and to suppress their guilt and that is just wrong. If you want to be gay, go right ahead but don't try to make it seem like God made it that way or you don't have a choice, we all do...
sheygiya13 7 months ago
I grew up in Lagos, but I live in Toronto now. Bisi is bang on in his analysis of being gay. I knew I was gay when I was nine years old, people do not choose to be gay they are born gay , because nine year old children do not know better. IN addition most of all this is based on social constructs and ideology, the bible (leviticus) was translated by human beings, and the same Bible says spare the rod and spoil the child , we as a society are beginning to see that spanking a child is wrong.
Maxportal 3 years ago
@Maxportal are you serious right now? If you want not be gay be gay but do not use God to justify your evil ways. If God believes that and made you that way then why did he destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? How can you in one sentence say the Bible was translated by man and use that to justify you being correct and in the next statement quote the same Bible or was that part not translated by man as well? People who are gay can go ahead but stop putting words in God's mouth because of your guilt...
sheygiya13 7 months ago
u sound really dumb u knw! imagine if u were bisi! sometimes u gotta put urself in other[s shoes and try imagine hw it must feel being harassed all the time. get with the time...or let God b he judge. fool!@africanqueen
debra18 3 years ago
lets not loose touch with the fact that there is a God
ucheenu 3 years ago
LOL
mostsuccessful 3 years ago
I commend this guy for coming out and being himself. There are too many men out there married to women while still sleeping with men.
Picture111 3 years ago
His ass belongs in jail. Been gay isn't part of our culture, nor does the bible accept gay(s). That is why God created Adam and Eve not Adam and Adam, am really disgusted by this crap sef.
africanqueen17 3 years ago
you thicko. there are many gays in nigeria and anywhere in the world. i know many nigerian gay people in England - Bisi is brave and many people respect him for what he has done even though he has slienated himself from nigeria now..
marky24601 3 years ago
Who said people respect him. I wonder when people will stop copying the western culture
africanqueen17 3 years ago
people outside and inside nigeria respect him - FACT. Africanqueen i suggest you wake up and appreciate that there are many cultures in this world and that perhaps, Nigerian culture is changing or should change to at least acknowledge homosexuality - wake up and smell the cocoa beans
marky24601 3 years ago
Appreciate him for been Gay, am not going to judge his sexuality or nothing, but we all know where people like these will end up at. This world is coming to an end soon, gay ko gay ni!!!!rubbish
africanqueen17 3 years ago
my dear with great respect, you sound ridiculous, out of touch, backward, idiotic and STUPID. you moronic witch. You describe "people like these" - the holy scriptures dont condemn homosexuality. also, the world isnt coming to an end.. mabe youre hoping that becuase you have a miserable life causing misery on people like Bisi who are actually living their life and being true to themselves... 1. get a life 2. get a grip 3. get a man
marky24601 3 years ago
LOL did I nail the head on you head. ***sniff sniff** I smell something, abeg come out of the closet jare. Just because I did not agree to your opinion doesn't mean you have the right to call me names.
In fact you are one of the biggest morons that have ever crossed my path online, if you don't fucking like my comment, ignore it and keep moving, or did I ask you to quote me
africanqueen17 3 years ago
its not that you didnt agree with my opinions... its the fact that you are ignorant and say things like "we all know where people like these will end up at" and "his ass belong in jail" - in Nigeria you may just ignore things and keep moving, but in England, we deal with issues and talk about them. I will keep crossing your path you ugly witch.
marky24601 3 years ago
fuck this crap bwt ''western culture''. in sambia, nwew guinea homoseuality is practised during teenage age amongst males. stop being a flippin ignoramus!!
debra18 3 years ago
Aww..bless! More people need to come out the clost man.
debra18 4 years ago
i always tell american that there is no gay in nigeria; but this is a big surprise.
araoke 4 years ago
You're stupid for thinking that there weren't gays in nigeria. There are gays everywhere!!
debra18 4 years ago
i luv this guy for his openness in a country like ours he is a very brave man, i really admire him
hyper10shun 4 years ago
WOW!!! Gay right activist in Nigeria!? That's amazing.
LuvMiJeje 4 years ago
Funmi,
Bisi, my heart is with you where ever you are. Your story is indeed inspiring. Funmi, thanks for sharing this wonderful story of courage in the face of stigma and callous condemnation. Are'nt we fighting for a Nigeria where each one can live safely and not fear that they would be the victim of any form of cultural chauvinism?
naijabadbabe 4 years ago