LGBTQ and Nigerian Pastors

 It is amazing how Nigerian religious leaders treat LGBTQ as people possessed by evil spirit.

Shortly before the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria (March 2020) Sharon (surname withheld for security purpose) was taken to a white garment church by her mother for prayers for financial breakthrough unknown to her that a friend had informed her mother that she was a Lesbian.

Upon getting to the church, the pastor who had previously agreed with Sharon's mother that she needed a deliverance conducted for Sharon to be delivered from the evil spirit that has possessed her, starting an intercessory prayer that lasted for about an hour, the pastor told Sharon's mother that Sharon will have to remain with them for 14days.

'Those 14 days were the worst days of my life! They beat me, slapped me, poured me water and for these days, I was not allowed to take a bath.' Sharon lamented. She eventually had to confess to having a evil spirit and that the spirit has been gotten rid of just because she needed a break and if that means accepting that she was possessed by evil spirit just because she was a Lesbian, she was willing to do it. It was only then that she was allowed to go home after she had given a testimony in church publicly. 

When I hear experiences such as Sharon's, I wonder why our people have refused to understand that being LGBTQ is not something that is spiritual or a fashion. It is noteworthy to understand that it is who you are and that shouldn't be an offense to anyone or groups or government.