Social media has emerged as a robust medium for discourses on sexuality given its capacity to challenge mainstream narratives and empower personal views on self-expression. In Nigeria, the growing interest in homosexual expressions through online platforms is yet to receive significant research attention, although scholars are hinting at the influences of social media. The present study examines social media as a relatively novel platform for discourses on homosexuality in Nigeria. It attempts to ascertain users’ willingness to express opinion, directions of opinion, and factors affecting opinion formation. Within the purview of social integration paradigms, the study reviews current perspectives in global homosexuality narratives. Using descriptive and hermeneutic analysis, it examines data from 323 Facebook users selected through snowball sampling technique as well as 300 comments purposively selected from “verified” Instagram accounts. The study finds significant willingness to express opinions, propelled by “rising interest in the topic.” Within a persisting climate of negative opinion, the study locates subsisting influences of socio-cultural institutions on opinion formation. It discusses the implications of the influences of the institutions and political propaganda, which nourish heterosexism and negative bias against homosexuality.

鉴于社交媒体能够挑战主流叙事并增强个人对自我表达的看法，社交媒体已成为讨论性行为的强大媒介。在尼日利亚，尽管学者们暗示了社交媒体的影响，但人们对通过在线平台表达同性恋的兴趣日益浓厚，但尚未得到重要的研究关注。本研究将社交媒体视为一个相对新颖的尼日利亚同性恋讨论平台。它试图确定用户表达意见的意愿、意见的方向以及影响意见形成的因素。在社会融合范式的范围内，该研究回顾了全球同性恋叙事的当前观点。使用描述性和解释性分析，它检查了来自通过滚雪球抽样技术选择的 323 名 Facebook 用户的数据以及从“经过验证的”Instagram 帐户中故意选择的 300 条评论。该研究发现，在“对该话题越来越感兴趣”的推动下，人们非常愿意表达自己的观点。在持续存在的负面意见氛围中，该研究确定了社会文化机构对意见形成的持续影响。它讨论了制度和政治宣传的影响，这些影响助长了异性恋和对同性恋的负面偏见。该研究确定了社会文化机构对舆论形成的持续影响。它讨论了制度和政治宣传的影响，这些影响助长了异性恋和对同性恋的负面偏见。该研究确定了社会文化机构对舆论形成的持续影响。它讨论了制度和政治宣传的影响，这些影响助长了异性恋和对同性恋的负面偏见。