Popular Nigerian gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi, has taken to his Twitter page to reveal that he used to be a pastor that disliked gay people.
He wrote: “Will you believe if I tell you I used to be a very homophobic pastor back in the day. So I have been on that journey.”
When asked by a Twitter user why he changed, he explained that a suicide attempt at age 17, helped him to begin a journey of self love and made him decide to accept who he really is.
He wrote;
“Thanks to the people that never gave up on me and walked the journey with me. However, it was a failed suicide attempt at 17 that started my journey to self-love.”
Bisi Alimi, gained international attention when he became the first Nigerian to come out openly on television as a gay rights activist.
Here’s a screenshot of his tweet below,
