Founded | 2005 |
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Type | Non-profit |
Focus | Discrimination and marginalization of sexual minorities |
Headquarters | Lagos, Nigeria |
Location | |
Area served | Nigeria |
Method | Documentation and Monitoring, Legal Representation, Advocacy and Security Protection, and Storytelling |
Employees | 6-25 |
Website |
theinitiativeforequalrights |
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]
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]
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] It sponsored the 2018 film We Don't Live Here Anymore. [13]
TIERs has released 10 publications on issues concerning human rights, sexuality and gender orientation, violence, social rights and cultural relativism. [14]
Founded | 2005 |
---|---|
Type | Non-profit |
Focus | Discrimination and marginalization of sexual minorities |
Headquarters | Lagos, Nigeria |
Location | |
Area served | Nigeria |
Method | Documentation and Monitoring, Legal Representation, Advocacy and Security Protection, and Storytelling |
Employees | 6-25 |
Website |
theinitiativeforequalrights |
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]
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]
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] It sponsored the 2018 film We Don't Live Here Anymore. [13]
TIERs has released 10 publications on issues concerning human rights, sexuality and gender orientation, violence, social rights and cultural relativism. [14]