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Bisi Alimi (Ademola Iyandade Ojo Kazeem Alimi) was born on 17 January, 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria, is a LGBT activist. Discover Bisi Alimi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 49 years old?

Popular As Ademola Iyandade Ojo Kazeem Alimi
Occupation N/A
Age 49 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 17 January, 1975
Birthday 17 January
Birthplace Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality Nigeria

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1975

Bisi Alimi (born Ademola Iyandade Ojo Kazeem Alimi, 17 January 1975) is a British-Nigerian gay rights activist, public speaker, blog writer and HIV/LGBT advocate who gained international attention when he became the first Nigerian to come out on television.

Alimi was born in the Mushin district of Lagos to father Raski Ipadeola Balogun Alimi (a Nigerian police officer) and Mother Idiatu Alake Alimi (a university clerk).

Alimi was raised in Lagos, where he attended primary and secondary school.

He was the third in a family of five children from his mother, and sixth from a family of ten children from his father.

He later changed his name to Adebisi Alimi.

1990

Prior to his public self-outing, Alimi began his advocacy career in the late 1990s in Nigeria when a number of his friends died from HIV/AIDS.

1993

Bisi attended Eko Boys' High School in Lagos, and graduated in 1993.

He led his school cultural dances, both at primary and secondary school, to many awards and honours.

He was a member of his secondary school literary and debating society and a Social Prefect (in charge of organizing social activities) in his senior year.

Also, in 1993, he gained admission into Ogun State Polytechnic, and would later study creative arts, majoring in theatre at University of Lagos.

It was during his university education that his sexuality attracted media attention after Campus Lifestyle, the university's magazine outed him as a gay man.

Prior to the magazine outing, Bisi had experienced much discrimination within the campus, including facing a disciplinary committee on the accusation of his gay status.

Although he did graduate, he was almost denied his certificate as it was believed that his morals were unacceptable for an alumnus of the university.

2002

After 2 years of community mobilization work (including condom distribution and safe-sex education) for Gay men and Men who have Sex with other Men (MSM) in Nigeria, he joined the Alliance Rights Nigeria (ARN) in 2002 as a Programme Director, developing and providing HIV/AIDS and sexual health services and support.

2004

In his capacity as ARN Programme Director, he was at the heart of developing the Nigerian MSM HIV prevention framework in 2004.

He was trained by the International AIDS Alliance in 2004 as HIV project Designer, Community Mobiliser, Care, Support and Treatment.

Alimi gained notoriety in 2004 when he became the first Nigerian gay man to appear on Nigerian national television as a guest on Funmi Iyanda's show New Dawn with Funmi, a talk show on the NTA.

That same year, Bisi had been diagnosed with HIV, and on the show Alimi confirmed his sexuality as a homosexual and asked for social acceptance from the public.

His decision to come out of the closet generated both admiration and death threats.

Consequently, Alimi was disowned by his family and most of his friends - including some in the gay community - and ejected from his home.

Also, New Dawn 's live format was cancelled.

Future guests on the pre-recorded version were screened by NTA executive producers to avoid what was considered "causing public offence".

In early 2004, Alimi attended the 4th National Conference on HIV/AIDS held in Abuja where he voiced HIV concerns amongst Nigerian gay men.

He was later to become a Nigerian gay rights activist leading several peaceful protests and social dialogues to demand acceptance of homosexuals in Nigeria.

However, his controversial interview on national television in 2004 had become catalyst for the proposed motion on "Anti-Same Sex Bill" of 2006 that was presented to lawmakers in the Nigerian National Assembly.

2005

In 2005, he co-founded The Independent Project (later, The Initiative for Equal Rights) working as its executive director.

In July 2005, The Independent Project for Equal Rights-Nigeria was founded by Alimi with a group of friends.

2006

The motion for this controversial "Anti-Same Sex" bill was presented before the legislative house three times between 2006 and 2011.

2007

On 11 April 2007 he was forced to flee Nigeria following threats to his life.

From 2007 to 2011, Alimi worked as African MSM Project Co-ordinator at Naz Project London.

He served as executive director of this organization where he pioneered several Nigerian LGBT Youth Group initiatives until April 2007.

He also worked as director of Nigeria youth programmes at Alliance Rights organization.

2008

He was granted asylum in 2008 by the UK, where he has been resident since.

2011

He was admitted at Birkbeck College, University of London in 2011, where he earned his master's degree in Global Governance and Public Policy.

2012

Alimi is currently the executive director of Bisi Alimi Foundation and a co-founder and director of Rainbow Intersection, as well as co-founder of The Kaleidoscope Trust for which he served as Director for Africa from 2012 to 2013.

He has been a visiting lecturer at Freie Universitat Berlin and Humboldt University of Berlin.

2014

On 8 December 2014 he was conferred with British citizenship.

2015

In 2015 Bisi Alimi founded the Bisi Alimi Foundation (BAF) registered in England and Wales, but operating in Nigeria as a result of the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act 2013 (SSMPA).

He is currently the director of BAF.

2019

In 2019, he was offered the John Stopford Scholarship to study Masters in Executive Coaching at Meyler Campbell Coaching School.