In the past 6 months, numerous violation cases based on perceived sexual orientation and or gender identity has been recorded in Lagos. These violation cases range from extortion to killing, as in the case of John which happened in July 2021. John was a 19 years old gay boy in Egbeda, Lagos who went on a random hook up in his neighbourhood with a supposed "older gay man" who happened to be a homophobic set-up. John was kidnapped, beaten and his mother was made to pay 60,000 because her son his gay. John ended up being hospitalized, where he died days later. More on John's case is available on Queercity podcast.

In battling insecurity in Lagos state as a whole, protective laws and duly protecting the life of her citizens and residents is imperative to the future of our dear state. Being a cosmopolitan city of a heterogeneous and diverse population, it is of a great deal that our city begins to address violations based on stereotypes and archaic standards. Reports have shown that at the centre of these violations exist physically non-conforming Nigerians like Femme Men, Masculine women, and Androgynous looking humans, who research has long faulted as a standard for people's sexuality and Gender Identity. We can't continue to allow people to get exposed to violations just because of how they are perceived, #ProtectiveLaws would criminalize :

• Violations based on perceived sexuality
• Violations based on Gender expression
• Violations based on non-conformity to certain "norms" and "standards" of Expressions e.g Clothing, pronouns, name, etc