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Bisi Alimi Foundation

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Bisi Alimi Foundation
Formation2015
FounderBisi Alimi
TypeNon-governmental organization
Legal statusCharity
HeadquartersUnited Kingdom
Websitebisialimifoundation.org

The Bisi Alimi Foundation (BAF) is a non-profit organization founded in 2015, and registered in England and Wales, but operating in Nigeria as a result of the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act 2013 (SSMPA). The foundation aspires to create a Nigeria in which everyone is treated equally, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.[1][2][3]

Bisi Alimi is the founder and director of Bisi Alimi Foundation.[4] In 2019 Bisi Alimi Foundation, in partnership with Elton John AIDS Foundation, organised a Gay Pride event in Nigeria; the event tagged “Night of Diversity 2019” held in Lagos, Tuesday 29 October 2019.[5] In 2018 money from the Whitsun Tournament outreach campaign was allocated to Bisi Alimi Foundation. Whitsun Tournament Outreach campaign supports an LGBT organisation, movement or initiative abroad.[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Bisi Alimi Foundation - Grantees - Welcome To SRT". www.sigrid-rausing-trust.org. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  2. ^ "About Us | Bisi Alimi Foundation". 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  3. ^ "Group demands release of men charged with alleged homosexuality | Premium Times Nigeria". 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  4. ^ "Bisi Alimi". The Resource Alliance. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  5. ^ "Bisi Alimi Organises First-ever LGBT Event In Lagos". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  6. ^ "Bisi Alimi Foundation". www.smashing.pink. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  7. ^ "VIDEO: Nigerian LGBT advocate Bisi Alimi shows personal side of being LGBT in Nigeria". GLAAD. 2015-06-30. Archived from the original on 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  8. ^ "Join LGBT Nigerian leaders in a Twitter chat about #LGBngPolls". GLAAD. 2015-07-02. Archived from the original on 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
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