London Home Office Denies Nigerian Lesbian Asylum Request

A Nigerian asylum seeker and gay-rights activist, Aderonke Apata has once again been denied asylum following a position by the UK Home office that she cannot be a lesbian after she's been in multiple heterosexual relationships which resulted in the birth of her children.

46 yr old Aderonke, ran from  Nigeria to the UK in 2004 after her life was allegedly threatened for being a Lesbian. She has been in battle with the UK authority for some time now but her hope was dashed by the UK home authority yesterday  when she was denied stay in the country.

At a resumed sitting yesterday February 3rd at a London High Court, the Home Secretary’s lawyer, Andrew Bird, argued that Aderonke was 'not part of the social group known as lesbians' but had 'indulged in same-sex activity'. He said "You can’t be a heterosexual one day and a lesbian the next day. Just as you can’t change your  race.”