Smart Joel, 25, one of the Nigerian men arrested on charges of public display of affection with members of the same sex, leans against the railings on the balcony at his home in Lagos, Nigeria November 21, 2019. “I’m always scared,” he said, recounting an attack that took place last year in which a group of men called him out as the “gay guy who was arrested” and stole his phone, money and wristwatch. “It has not been easy,” he said. “At some point I had to move on, not minding the stigma, the discrimination and the dirty language.” REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
