The Transgender community in Abuja staged a public protest against the Nigerian state government on Sunday, May 1.
The protest took place in an open park with several protesters waving T-shirts with various slogans including “Trans lives matter” and “Queer rights”. human rights.
They also raised the banner by urging the government to focus on the most pressing issues in the country such as insecurity, injustice, and food shortages among others.
Let’s focus on inequality, food insecurity, epileptic power supply – LGBTQ community in Abuja holds public protest against FG #abujacommunity pic.twitter.com/zoUzpO4I81
— Abuja Community (@AbujaCommunity) May 2, 2022
“We are tired, this country belongs to us too, we cannot continue to be subdued” – Spokesperson of the Nigerian LGBTQ community says as they stage a massive protest in Abuja. pic.twitter.com/yE6ZcDuKVl
— OSG (@OloriSupergal) May 2, 2022