"It was through dressing up as a woman that I learnt how to be a man"- Bisi Alimi says.

Bisi Alimi, the Nigerian gay rights activist who sometimes cross dresses, has said he learnt to be a man by dressing like a woman.

He tweeted: "It was through dressing up as a woman that I learnt how to be a man."

He also wrote: "Because I found my masculinity in my femininity."

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