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  • I m a drag queen, not cross dresser – James Brown warns

    I m a drag queen, not cross dresser – James Brown warns

    Fast succeeding Nigerian cross dresser, James Brown has warned that he does not want to be known and referred to as a cross dresser anymore.

    Reports say, James Brown has been in the UK for a couple of days and has gotten a wider exposure to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) life and living , influencing his decision of not wanting to be called a cross dresser anymore. He said he would rather go for the soubriquet, a “drag queen.”

    He wrote on is his Instagram page, accompanied with a UK flag meme and signed it off: “Never you call me A Cross dresser. I AM A DRAG QUEEN FROM UK – Jamesbrown.”

    James Brown said, he was a drag queen from the UK and his goals and missions are far beyond the thoughts and imagination of many who cannot understand that he was sculpted a goddess but only came to earth in a human form.

    He also fantasised that he was from the lineage of Queen Dowanga, the daughter of the goddess of love and the Duchess of London and that he only represents in Africa as the princess of Africa, arguing that people should stop referring to him as a cross dresser.

    “Because my goal and my mission are far behind your thought and imagination that you can’t comprehend. Am a goddess in a human form. A long line blood of royalty from Queen Dowanga daughter of the Goddess of love Duchess of London represents in Africa as the princess of Africa,” the cross dresser affirmed.

    Born James Chukwueze Obialor, James Brown is a Nigerian internet personality, dancer and cross dresser who could be said to be Bobrisky’s competition. James Brown was noted in 2018 following a viral video in which he said the phrase “They did not caught me” following an arrest by the police. He was reportedly arrested alongside 46 others for being allegedly gay and spent a month at the Ikoyi Correctional Facility. The case against them was later dismissed by a court.

  • Like Obama, Biden threatens heavy sanctions against Nigeria, others over anti-gay laws

    Like Obama, Biden threatens heavy sanctions against Nigeria, others over anti-gay laws

    President Joe Biden has quickly launched a campaign to support LGBTIQ people abroad, putting their rights higher on the US foreign policy agenda than ever before.

    President of the United States of America, Joe Biden has threatened to sanction countries that have refused to make laws to accommodate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) people.

    Revisiting the 2011 initiative launched by his former boss Barack Obama, Biden issued a presidential memorandum aimed at expanding the protection of the rights LGBTQI people worldwide.

    Sanctions against such nations may include financial punishment.

    Nigeria is categorized as a homophobic country due to its anti-gay posture which has been increasingly criticised by global rights groups.

    Recall that despite pressure from former US President, Barrack Obama, ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan signed the Same-Sex-Marriage (Prohibition) Act in January 2014.

    The anti-gay laws in Nigeria, a leading anti-LGBTQ country in Africa, prescribes between 10 and 14 years in prison for anyone caught flouting the law either by cohabitation between same-sex sexual partners, public show of same-sex relationship, registration, operation or participation in gay clubs, societies and organisation, amongst others.

    Whether the present administration in Nigeria will bow to the pressure from the US government and revisit the country’s anti-gay marriage law remains unclear at the moment.

    Biden’s memo reads, “When foreign governments move to restrict the rights of LGBTQI+ persons or fail to enforce legal protections in place, thereby contributing to a climate of intolerance, agencies engaged abroad shall consider appropriate responses, including using the full range of diplomatic and assistance tools and, as appropriate, financial sanctions, visa restrictions, and other actions.

    “All human beings should be treated with respect and dignity and should be able to live without fear no matter who they are or whom they love.

    “The United States belongs at the forefront of this struggle – speaking out and standing strong for our most dearly held values.”

    The memo directs US agencies working in foreign countries to work harder to combat the criminalisation by foreign governments of LGBTQ status or conduct, and directs the State Department to include anti-LGBTQ violence, discrimination and laws in its annual human rights report.

    It calls for increased efforts to ensure that LGBTQ asylum seekers have equal access to protection, expanded training for US federal personnel, and potential increased use of priority referrals to expedite resettlement of vulnerable people.

    It also instructs agencies to consider appropriate responses, including the full range of diplomatic tools, and potentially financial sanctions and visa restrictions, when foreign governments restrict the rights of LGBTQ people.

    Biden announced the push during a forceful speech at the State Department, vowing to rebuild US credibility worldwide.

    “To further repair our moral leadership, I’m also issuing a presidential memo to agencies to reinvigorate our leadership on the LGBTQI issues and do it internationally,” he said.