LGBTQ+ Nigerians fear what might happen if a proposal to ban cross-dressing is adopted by parliament.
Trans women and men and non-binary people in Nigeria are nervously eyeing a parliamentary proposal that seeks to criminalise cross-dressing.
"We are protecting humanity and family values. In fact, we are protecting civilisation in its entirety," one of the backers of the law, Senator Ahmed Lawan, said at the time."The cross-dressing bill is a very dangerous bill that is going to affect so many trans and non-binary people." "Do your research before you come for me. My job is to entertain… Don't underestimate the power that I carry. Ask my fans,"National Assembly member Muda Lawal Ulnar is behind the proposed amendment. He has not explained his motivation, which may only come out when the bill goes for its second reading.Lawyer Manfred Ekpe said the National Assembly should be allowed to set standards for a "morally upright society".
This kind of treatment comes as no surprise to designer Lolu Vangei "Jordyn", who is a 23-year-old trans man. He has been assaulted in public."I went to the market one day with my binders on [which can be used to flatten the chest], and some man just touched my chest area to feel it. I interrogated him for doing that, and he slapped me before beckoning his male friends to come see a 'woman that dresses like a man'.
"Restricting people to a particular [way of dressing] based off of the binary genders is very dangerous for us."
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