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I was born at Lagos State.
I'm the fourth and the last in my family.
At the age of four, that's when I started having this feeling, you know, of going closer to boys than girls.
For this Nigerian priest, that moment of realization defined his life.
Nigeria is one of the most religious countries in the world.
Christian churches are full and faith shapes daily life.
So when some Christians find their faith colliding with their sexual identity, they can find their lives torn apart.
Homosexuality is illegal in Nigeria,
a legacy inherited from the penal code set up over 100 years ago under British colonial rule.
Even today, same-sex relationships can carry sentences of up to 14 years in prison,
and in some parts of the country, even harsher punishments can apply.
In many of the country's Christian churches, homosexuality is still preached as a sin.
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