As you have been told, there are no direct flights from Nigeria to Canada. You need a transit visa through Europe too and since that is your first stop you claim asylum there. You can get a direct flight from LHR so claim asylum in the UK. You don't need to transit through Canada to get to Barbados. So ask further questions on a UK immigration page.
I want to apply for asylum in transit
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There would not be a need to transit through Canada to get to Barbados. Most travel would go through Europe or the US. If you don’t have an extensive travel history and significant savings it would not make sense to go to Barbados. Barbados is not a common tourism destination from Nigeria.
Yeah, so you don't think that someone in IRCC will look at you application to transit Canada, look at your final destination and think to themselves " Gee, maybe he isn't really planning to go to Haiti?"
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You are right. I only want to be safe. Even though I cannot come directly, one thing is certain I will not be a liability to Canada. I will contribute to any place that offers me safety.
If I cannot find safety by the end of this year, a lot will be at stake, including my life, because suicide may feel like the only option. I cannot allow my family to feel ashamed just because of who I am, and I cannot bear the pressure from society and my family to get married. That pressure is too heavy, and without safety, I may not survive.
I have a small business here, so I am not hungry. But even as the company grows, I can no longer breathe freely. The expectations keep increasing. Imagine being forced to marry someone you do not love, while being unable to express your true sexuality. In my society, that would bring shame, or worse, I could be stoned, imprisoned for 14 years, or even killed. I have seen people like me exposed; many eventually died, and even then, their families were left to face the shame from the community.
I am sharing this in case anyone can offer me a genuine solution that is better than the plan I have imagined for myself.
Thank you to everyone for your support.
You need a realistic plan. Getting a visitor visa or transit visa approved with limited finances is very unlikely. Maybe you should start with exploring a move to neighboring countries like Benin or Burkina Faso, etc which don't criminalize homosexuality. You can build and plan your next move from there at least in some safety. It might not be as easy as it sounds but seeking asylum in US or Canada is not an easy process either. All the best.
Apologies for being so blunt, but it's something IRCC sees everyday. They know all the trick and look for those indicators in applications, particularly from countries with high asylum claims. You need to have a credible plan, the finances to back it up and even then face high rate of rejection. Canada sounds wonderful when you are in your situation but the reality is if you get here, if your claim is accepted you still face years of uncertainty and hardship and it's unlikely you'll see your family and friends for about 10+ years, if ever.