Gay rights activist Kenny Badmus says he has had homosexual sex with a senator and Nigerian pastors

NIGERIAN gay rights activist Kenny Badmus has dropped a massive bombshell revealing that he has had homosexual sex with at least one senator and several pastors pointing out that the current bias against gays is sheer hypocrisy.

At the moment, Nigeria has very Draconian anti-gay laws as anyone found guilty of committing a homosexual act can face up to 14 years in prison under the country's Same Sex Marriage Act of 2014. Mr Badmus, who has campaigned fiercely against this homophobia, said the hypocrisy about homosexuality in Nigeria is alarming as the people who condemn it openly are into it secretly.

He revealed that he had once slept with a Nigerian senator and equally had sexual relationship with pastors. Condemning the hypocrisy, Mr Badmus urged Nigerians still hiding their sexuality to come out and stop being hypocrites.

Mr Badmus said: “The elephant in the room is denial and we pretend these things are not here. We blame it on the devil or white people but I once slept with a Nigerian senator and I’m not surprised he will be the first to put his hands up voting in favour of the same-sex marriage prohibition act.

“While in Nigeria, I had sex with church ministers who would come in the open to preach against homosexuality as though it was the reason why Nigeria never had constant electricity. The hypocrisy is deafening."

Across Nigeria, hundreds of lesbians and gays have been arrested since the passing of the Same Sex Marriage Act. In states across northern Nigeria, any Muslim convicted of the offence could be stoned to death under the harsh Sharia laws being practised in that part of the country.

“We didn’t learn about same-sex relationships from western countries. Some of my first same-sex encounters were mostly with people who didn’t speak English at all or ever set their feet in a Western school environment.

“Gay people are not the only ones who need to come out, we all need to look into our lives and be upfront with ourselves. Am I living my authentic life or am I living it to please families and friends? To come out is to confront shame and limitations to live our most authentic life,” Mr Badmus added.