LGBT women speak out in Nigeria

The World

“She Called Me Woman” is the name of a new book in Nigeria that aims to give gay and transgender women there a platform to tell their stories. We hear the voices of some of the women involved with the book. They spoke with the BBC’s Mayeni Jones.

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