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'''The Initiative for Equal Rights''' (TIERs) is a Nigeria-based registered non-for-profit organisation which advocates for [[LGBT rights in Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=TIERS|url=https://theinitiativeforequalrights.org/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=TIERS|language=en-US}}</ref>
'''The Initiative for Equal Rights''' (TIERs) is a Nigeria-based registered non-for-profit organisation which advocates for [[LGBT rights in Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Makanjuola |first=Olumide |last2=Folayan |first2=Morenike Oluwatoyin |last3=Oginni |first3=Olakunle A. |date=2018-10-02 |title=On being gay in Nigeria: Discrimination, mental health distress, and coping |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19359705.2018.1482809 |journal=Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health |language=en |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=372–384 |doi=10.1080/19359705.2018.1482809 |issn=1935-9705}}</ref>


TIERs provides support and resources for the LGBTQ+ community, they conduct educational programs to enhance understanding and acceptance within society.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/239322-group-demands-release-men-charged-alleged-homosexuality.html?tztc=1 |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=www.premiumtimesng.com}}</ref> The organisation also workshops, workshops, seminars, and training sessions related to LGBTQ+ advocacy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) {{!}} Devex |url=https://www.devex.com/organizations/the-initiative-for-equal-rights-tiers-60212#:~:text=Their%20capacity%20building%20programmes%20offer,Anglophone%20West%20African%20sub-region. |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=www.devex.com}}</ref>
TIERs provides support and resources for the LGBTQ+ community,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/239322-group-demands-release-men-charged-alleged-homosexuality.html?tztc=1 |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=www.premiumtimesng.com}}</ref> including conducting educational programs, workshops, and seminars related to LGBTQ+ advocacy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) {{!}} Devex |url=https://www.devex.com/organizations/the-initiative-for-equal-rights-tiers-60212#:~:text=Their%20capacity%20building%20programmes%20offer,Anglophone%20West%20African%20sub-region. |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=www.devex.com}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Ejikeme |first=Anene |title=LGBTI+ Organizations in West Africa and North Africa: Fighting for Equal Rights |date=2021 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28099-4_18 |work=The Palgrave Handbook of African Women's Studies |pages=1437–1452 |editor-last=Yacob-Haliso |editor-first=Olajumoke |access-date=2023-12-21 |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-28099-4_18 |isbn=978-3-030-28099-4 |editor2-last=Falola |editor2-first=Toyin}}</ref>


The organization conducts research on issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community, producing reports and documentation to support evidence-based advocacy through research findings to inform its programs and influence policy change.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-13 |title=TIERs' 2019 Social Perception Survey of LGBT Persons in Nigeria |url=https://www.africanliberty.org/2019/06/13/2019-social-perception-survey-of-lgbt-persons-in-nigeria/ |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=African Liberty |language=en-US}}</ref> It has also documented and reported human rights abuses in Nigeria.<ref>{{Citation |last=Ashiru |first=Abiodun Muideen |title=Recognition of the Rights of the Sexual Minorities in Nigeria: Interrogating the Laws Towards Developing a Paradigm Shift |date=2022 |url=https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/recognition-of-the-rights-of-the-sexual-minorities-in-nigeria/www.igi-global.com/chapter/recognition-of-the-rights-of-the-sexual-minorities-in-nigeria/305977 |work=Global Perspectives on the LGBT Community and Non-Discrimination |pages=184–209 |access-date=2023-12-21 |publisher=IGI Global |language=en |isbn=978-1-6684-2428-5}}</ref>
The organization conducts research on issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community, producing reports and polls on issues regarding LGBT rights and public opinion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-13 |title=TIERs' 2019 Social Perception Survey of LGBT Persons in Nigeria |url=https://www.africanliberty.org/2019/06/13/2019-social-perception-survey-of-lgbt-persons-in-nigeria/ |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=African Liberty |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Jjuuko |first=Adrian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DOOdEAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA205&ots=eNB-BDasRM&dq=%22The%20Initiative%20For%20Equal%20Rights%22%20nigeria&lr&pg=PA207#v=onepage&q=%22The%20Initiative%20For%20Equal%20Rights%22%20nigeria&f=false |title=Queer lawfare in Africa: Legal strategies in contexts of LGBTIQ+ criminalisation and politicisation |last2=Gloppen |first2=Siri |last3=Msosa |first3=Alan |last4=Viljoen |first4=Frans |date=2022-11-21 |publisher=Pretoria University Law Press |pages=220 |language=en}}</ref> It has also documented and reported human rights abuses in Nigeria.<ref>{{Citation |last=Ashiru |first=Abiodun Muideen |title=Recognition of the Rights of the Sexual Minorities in Nigeria: Interrogating the Laws Towards Developing a Paradigm Shift |date=2022 |url=https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/recognition-of-the-rights-of-the-sexual-minorities-in-nigeria/www.igi-global.com/chapter/recognition-of-the-rights-of-the-sexual-minorities-in-nigeria/305977 |work=Global Perspectives on the LGBT Community and Non-Discrimination |pages=184–209 |access-date=2023-12-21 |publisher=IGI Global |language=en |isbn=978-1-6684-2428-5}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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TIERs has partnered with [[Nollywood]] to produce films which represent queer characters and experiences in a positive light, as most Nigerian films portray negative stereotypes of queer character.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Green-Simms |first=Lindsey |date=2021-01-02 |title=Walking with Shadows : Jude Dibia and Olumide Makanjuola in Conversation with Lindsey Green-Simms |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13696815.2020.1816932 |journal=Journal of African Cultural Studies |language=en |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=101–108}}</ref> In 2016, the organization released ''Hell or High Water'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Communication |date=2016-03-22 |title=TIERs and Asurf Films release trailer for LGBT-themed film 'Hell or High Water' |url=https://www.redafrica.xyz/tiers-and-asurf-films-release-trailer-for-lgbt-themed-film-hell-or-high-water/ |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=RED {{!}} For Africa |language=en-GB}}</ref> a short film which deals with societal expectations regarding sexuality in Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-03-17|title=Watch the trailer for the Nigerian LGBT-themed film 'Hell or High Water'|url=https://www.glaad.org/blog/watch-trailer-nigerian-lgbt-themed-film-hell-or-high-water|access-date=2021-06-07|website=GLAAD|language=en}}</ref>
TIERs has partnered with [[Nollywood]] to produce films which represent queer characters and experiences in a positive light, as most Nigerian films portray negative stereotypes of queer character.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Green-Simms |first=Lindsey |date=2021-01-02 |title=Walking with Shadows : Jude Dibia and Olumide Makanjuola in Conversation with Lindsey Green-Simms |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13696815.2020.1816932 |journal=Journal of African Cultural Studies |language=en |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=101–108}}</ref> In 2016, the organization released ''Hell or High Water'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Communication |date=2016-03-22 |title=TIERs and Asurf Films release trailer for LGBT-themed film 'Hell or High Water' |url=https://www.redafrica.xyz/tiers-and-asurf-films-release-trailer-for-lgbt-themed-film-hell-or-high-water/ |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=RED {{!}} For Africa |language=en-GB}}</ref> a short film which deals with societal expectations regarding sexuality in Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-03-17|title=Watch the trailer for the Nigerian LGBT-themed film 'Hell or High Water'|url=https://www.glaad.org/blog/watch-trailer-nigerian-lgbt-themed-film-hell-or-high-water|access-date=2021-06-07|website=GLAAD|language=en}}</ref>


TIERs has released 10 publications on issues concerning human rights, sexuality and gender orientation, violence, social rights and cultural relativism<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs)|url=https://www.africaportal.org/content-partners/initiative-equal-rights-tiers/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Africa Portal}}</ref>
TIERs has released 10 publications on issues concerning human rights, sexuality and gender orientation, violence, social rights and cultural relativism.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs)|url=https://www.africaportal.org/content-partners/initiative-equal-rights-tiers/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Africa Portal}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 00:43, 21 December 2023

Not to be confused with GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders.
TIERs
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
TypeNon-profit
FocusDiscrimination and marginalization of sexual minorities
HeadquartersLagos, Nigeria
Location
  • Nigeria
    1B, Godson Ilodianya Close, Off Ayo Babatunde Crescent, by Akiogun road, Oniru, Lekki, Lagos
Area served
Nigeria
MethodDocumentation and Monitoring, Legal Representation, Advocacy and Security Protection, and Storytelling
Employees
6-25
Websitetheinitiativeforequalrights.org

The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) is a Nigeria-based registered non-for-profit organisation which advocates for LGBT rights in Nigeria.[1]

TIERs provides support and resources for the LGBTQ+ community,[2] including conducting educational programs, workshops, and seminars related to LGBTQ+ advocacy.[3][4]

The organization conducts research on issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community, producing reports and polls on issues regarding LGBT rights and public opinion.[5][6] It has also documented and reported human rights abuses in Nigeria.[7]

History

The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) was founded in 2005 as a response to the discrimination and marginalisation of sexual minorities in both HIV prevention programming, human rights protection, advocacy, and mainstream human rights work.[8] It is based in Lagos.[9]

Programs

TIERs has partnered with Nollywood to produce films which represent queer characters and experiences in a positive light, as most Nigerian films portray negative stereotypes of queer character.[10] In 2016, the organization released Hell or High Water,[11] a short film which deals with societal expectations regarding sexuality in Nigeria.[12]

TIERs has released 10 publications on issues concerning human rights, sexuality and gender orientation, violence, social rights and cultural relativism.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Makanjuola, Olumide; Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin; Oginni, Olakunle A. (2018-10-02). "On being gay in Nigeria: Discrimination, mental health distress, and coping". Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health. 22 (4): 372–384. doi:10.1080/19359705.2018.1482809. ISSN 1935-9705.
  2. ^ www.premiumtimesng.com https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/239322-group-demands-release-men-charged-alleged-homosexuality.html?tztc=1. Retrieved 2023-11-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) | Devex". www.devex.com. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  4. ^ Ejikeme, Anene (2021), Yacob-Haliso, Olajumoke; Falola, Toyin (eds.), "LGBTI+ Organizations in West Africa and North Africa: Fighting for Equal Rights", The Palgrave Handbook of African Women's Studies, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 1437–1452, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-28099-4_18, ISBN 978-3-030-28099-4, retrieved 2023-12-21
  5. ^ "TIERs' 2019 Social Perception Survey of LGBT Persons in Nigeria". African Liberty. 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  6. ^ Jjuuko, Adrian; Gloppen, Siri; Msosa, Alan; Viljoen, Frans (2022-11-21). Queer lawfare in Africa: Legal strategies in contexts of LGBTIQ+ criminalisation and politicisation. Pretoria University Law Press. p. 220.
  7. ^ Ashiru, Abiodun Muideen (2022), "Recognition of the Rights of the Sexual Minorities in Nigeria: Interrogating the Laws Towards Developing a Paradigm Shift", Global Perspectives on the LGBT Community and Non-Discrimination, IGI Global, pp. 184–209, ISBN 978-1-6684-2428-5, retrieved 2023-12-21
  8. ^ "TIERS - The Initiative for Equal Rights". ORAM Refugee. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  9. ^ Sogunro, Ayodele (2018). "Citizenship in the Shadows: Insights on Queer Advocacy in Nigeria". College Literature. 45 (4): 632–640. ISSN 1542-4286.
  10. ^ Green-Simms, Lindsey (2021-01-02). "Walking with Shadows : Jude Dibia and Olumide Makanjuola in Conversation with Lindsey Green-Simms". Journal of African Cultural Studies. 33 (1): 101–108.
  11. ^ Communication (2016-03-22). "TIERs and Asurf Films release trailer for LGBT-themed film 'Hell or High Water'". RED | For Africa. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  12. ^ "Watch the trailer for the Nigerian LGBT-themed film 'Hell or High Water'". GLAAD. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  13. ^ "The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs)". Africa Portal. Retrieved 2021-06-07.

External links

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