Imagine having to leave your home, or even your country, because of your sexuality.
That s what happens every year to people around the world who are often persecuted for who they are.
As part of LGBT+ History Month, Andrew Misra has been hearing from two people in our region, who despite coming from different corners of the globe with vastly different cultures, both left their homes in search of acceptance.
Iffy
Iffy My name is Ifreanyiodera Ebede, I m aged 36, I m from Nigeria, I m a gay man..Because of Nigeria the way they are, the concepts, they don t even accept people that are LGBT.
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Watch: Drag artist Joe Black talks LGBT+ History Month, RuPaul s Drag Race UK and adapting to life in lockdown
February marks LGBT+ History Month, with this year s theme being Body, Mind, Spirit .
To mark the occasion, Fred Dinenage and Sangeeta Bhabra sat down to talk to drag artist Joe Black.
Joe grew up in Portsmouth before moving to Brighton. He has been performing for around 13 years now and is known for his dark cabaret drag. He most recently featured on RuPaul s Drag Race UK, a television show which sees drag queens from across the UK compete to become the next Drag Queen Superstar.