The Initiative For Equal Rights

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
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]

  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. S2CID 149625171.
  2. ^ Ezeamalu, Ben (August 5, 2017). "Group demands release of men charged with alleged homosexuality". Premium Times. Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs)". Devex. 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