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However, little is known about how HIV status may modify the relationship between gender identity and depression in this context. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using baseline data from 977 SGM participants recruited through respondent-driven sampling at an SGM-friendly clinic in Abuja, Nigeria (2023\u20132024). Depression was assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), with scores \u226510 indicating major depression symptomatology. We employed multivariable logistic regression to examine associations between gender identity, HIV status, and depression, including interaction effects. Overall, 18% of participants exhibited major depression symptomatology. Depressive symptoms were more common among transgender women (25%) and non-binary individuals (26%) than cisgender men (16%), and higher among persons living with HIV (PLHIV; 20%) compared to those without (15%). In adjusted models, both transgender women (aOR 2.05; 95% CI: 1.09\u20133.88) and non-binary individuals (aOR 2.38; 95% CI: 1.43\u20133.95) had higher odds of depression than cisgender men. Financial insecurity (aOR 5.78; 95% CI: 3.77\u20138.86) and employment (aOR 1.73; 95% CI: 1.18\u20132.52) were also independently associated with depression. Notably, the joint effect of non-cisgender identity and HIV was supra-additive: PLHIV who were non-binary had an aOR of 4.10 (95% CI: 2.16\u20137.77) for depression, with a relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI) of 2.96. HIV status modifies the association between gender identity and depression among SGM in Nigeria. 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