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[The Sexuality Blog] Finally, Chile has cleared the path for easing strict abortion laws

Anyone who has been following abortion rights laws in the world knows about the complicated story of the Chilean government and its strained relationship with women's rights groups. The country…

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[The Sexuality Blog] The Catholic Church in England must be held accountable for these child sex abuse cases

I can only imagine how it must feel, after being raped and sexually assaulted for years by the very persons who you were raised to see as most holy and…

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[The Sexuality Blog] Ndani TV has brought back ‘Real Talk’… with a heavy dose of rape misinformation

One recipe for disaster is to put young, privileged, Nigerian celebrities in a room, train a camera on them and ask them to make 'sense' of important matters relating to…

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[The Sexuality Blog] There is nothing a woman can do that justifies her being beaten to death

Every few weeks, a story like the one that broke last weekend pops up on the Nigerian corner of the Internet. The story is generally the same, a woman either…

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[The Sexuality Blog] Lebanon just joined Jordan in repealing their ‘Marry The Rapist’ law.

It seems the world really is upside down in 2017. The last place you'd expect to see Nazis, is in the United States, but they seem to be crawling out…

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[The Sexuality Blog] If you read one thing today, it should be Olumide Makanjuola’s Guardian essay

The one theme that consistently spans all the facets of the discussions we've had on the last six months on sexuality and gender has been the willful ignorance of Nigerians.…

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[The Sexuality Blog] Sanitary pads are very much a luxury for most Nigerian women, especially the ones in prison

A few days ago, this article by Ayomide Odekanyan went viral on the internet. It was about the deplorable conditions inmates, especially minors who had not been convicted of any crimes…

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[The Sexuality Blog] Why do we downplay rape when the person doing it is a white woman?

Look at this headline from an American news platform, reporting on the arrest of a woman for sex related crimes. What is the first thing you notice about it?…

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[The Sexuality Blog] Homophobia and misogyny will only go unpunished in Nigeria and Chika Amadi just learnt this

Less than a month ago, we wrote about an American governor's aide who was relieved of his job because of his blatantly homophobic speech on social media. We explained how…

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[The Sexuality Blog] Nigeria’s archaic abortion laws need to go, like yesterday

It isn't news that the average Nigerian has no idea what the Nigerian Constitution says about the most basic laws that govern our lives. If we did, we'd know that…

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[The Sexuality Blog] 13 humiliating years after, UK grants Aderonke Apata asylum status

Finally, I'm granted #asylum So grateful to everyone that stood by me The fight 4 #LGBT ppl seeking asylum continueshttps:// — Support Aderonke (@Asylum4Aderonke) August 10, 2017 I cannot imagine…

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[The Sexuality Blog] True allyship often comes at a terrible cost for those who support LGBT people

Last week sunday, a man in Florida was shot to death by a drunk homophobe because this man chose to speak up when his gay friends were being harassed. The…

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[The Sexuality Blog] Let’s talk about these black men in entertainment and their serious entitlement issues

Thursday 5th of August brought news that Usher Raymond, the American singer had just been hit, yet again with a class action lawsuit brought on by three people for having…

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[The Sexuality Blog] We are happy M.I. is finally taking a stand on gay rights

Rapper and record label executive M.I Abaga recently started a podcast called 'Middle Ground', a non-conventional talk podcast he runs with April Maey where they just volley thoughts about any…

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If you do one thing today, it should be reading this essay by Deandre Levy.

Men have gotten a lot of slack in the last few months for their increasingly frustrating refusal to look inwards and ask better of themselves and the men in their…

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[The Sexuality Blog] What’s the point of a Sexual Violence Response Team when you’ll still parade people accused of sexual crimes?

The Lagos state government under Babatunde Fashola had its problems, but it managed some semblance of uniformity in the policies it proposed and implemented. Akinwunmi Ambode's Lagos State, however, cannot…

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[The Sexuality Blog] Jordan just repealed the law that makes women marry their rapists

Jordan's 'marry the rapist' clause has been repealed by its parliament. — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 1, 2017 The independent kingdom of Jordan, after decades of pressure, has…

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[The Sexuality Blog] Botswana just became the first African country to offer free sanitary products to young women

Botswana, the quiet country sandwiched in the heart of Southern Africa has always been way ahead of the pack in Africa in terms of economy, policy and social equality. And…

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[The Sexuality Blog] Aren’t we tired of equating sex and sexual minorities with HIV?

This morning on Twitter, the conversation - as it is wont to - roved on to sexual minorities. Trans people in particular, have been the focus on many twitter arguments,…

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For the naysayers; Lagos reported 574 confirmed cases of rape/sexual assault in 2016-2017

When we speak about sexual assault and rape in Lagos in public spaces, without fail, the #NotAllMen brigade appear first to derail the conversation by suggesting that men get raped…

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[The Sexuality Blog] 5 things to know about the 42 men arrested in Lagos for homosexuality

On the 31st of July 2017, gossip social media channel, Instablog9ja first broke the news that the Lagos State taskforce at the behest of the citizens of Owode, had raided…

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Brittle Paper is hosting Romeo Oriogun and Arinze Ifeakandu to talk Queer Lit this August

Literary magazine, Brittle Paper has really come through in 2017 for Nigerian queer writers and queer writing. From promoting Holy Sex, to campaigning for the release of Chi Ibe and promoting…

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Did you hear about the Arab millionaire who got out of a rape charge by saying he fell on his victim and accidentally penetrated her?

Just when you think you've heard everything ridiculous under the sun, you find something that will surprise the socks off you. Like a Saudi Arabian millionaire who got acquitted of a rape charge,…

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After years of shaming how other women dress, Azadeh Namdari, the Iranian presenter, gets a taste of her medicine

In every country where women are oppressed and seeking equality and emancipation from gender based discrimination, there are always women, often privileged, who choose instead to reinforce the oppression of…

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[The Sexuality Blog] Here’s one good thing that can come out of Trump’s latest move against the transgender troops

For a man who truly came into his own on reality television, surrounded by LGBT make up artists, hair stylists, script writers, actors, directors (you get the gist), Donald Trump really…

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[The Sexuality Blog] Obianuju Ekeocha is the worst kind of woman, one who tries to deny women choice because she doesn’t need it

Do you know who Obianuju Ekeocha is? If you don't, it is time to get acquainted with her. Obianuju Ekeocha is a pro-life campaigner for the Society for the Protection…

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