Yemisi Ilesanmi
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Yemisi Ilesanmi is a human rights activist, an author, a poet and "sometimes moonlights as a plus size model".[1]
She was born in Nigeria. By her late 20s she had come to the realization that she was bisexual.[2] She studied at Keele University, and now resides in the UK. She coordinates the group "Nigerian LGBTIs in Diaspora Against Anti Same-Sex Laws".[3] She is the author of Freedom to love all: Homosexuality is not Un-African.[4]
In March 2014 she became a Patron of the Pink Triangle Trust.[5]
References
- ↑ http://freethoughtblogs.com/yemmynisting/author/yemmynisting/?wpmp_switcher=mobile
- ↑ http://saharareporters.com/interview/tell-magazine-interview-being-gay-natural-yemisi-ilesanmi
- ↑ http://lookingglassofanimmigrant.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/lezzy-weekend-meet-yemisi-ilesanmi.html
- ↑ Yemisi Ilesanmi, Freedom to love all: Homosexuality is not Un-African CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014 ISBN 978-1481864817
- ↑ http://www.thepinkhumanist.com/index.php/blog/198-yemisi-ilesanmi-becomes-newest-patron-of-the-pink-triangle-trust
