CNN’s Richard Quest is in Nigeria
for an interview with Segun Demuren to discuss the aviation sector and
Nigerians gave him a hero’s welcome.
Gay rights
activist, Bisi Alimi, has weighed in the welcome Quest got, saying it is hypocritical for Nigerians to treat Richard Quest, an openly gay man, as a
hero, whereas gay Nigerians get lynched and molested.
Alimi
said the double standard displayed by Nigerians is a shame and for this
reason, his heart bleeds for Nigeria and makes him cry for his LGBT
brothers and sisters.
He shared a photo with a text and added a caption
to further buttress his point.
So I heard Richard
Quest is in Nigeria and as usual, my people are drooling over him. These
are the same Nigerians that will not allow an openly gay person on
their screen, or even give one a job. What is different about Richard
Quest that makes his homosexuality harmless but my homosexuality as a
Nigeria scary and threatening? Is it that my people think my
homosexuality is in some way earth destroying but that is Richard
comforting or as a people we just lack pure emotional intelligence to
appreciate our own? My heart bleeds for Nigeria, it does make me cry for
my LGBT brothers and sisters.” he wrote.
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