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The Sexuality Blog: What ‘Newsies’ taught me about American pro-choice activism
America has an interesting way of preserving even the most infinitesimal parts of its history; through the work of playwrights who convert historical events into gripping plays performed on New…
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The Sexuality Blog: Turns out the #NotAllMen brigade doesn’t really care about men after all
Today on Twitter (as it often happens) a person was outed as a sexual predator. This isnt the first time outings of this nature have happened. Only six months ago,…
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The Sexuality Blog: How do we solve a problem like Kiss Daniel?
Nigerian entertainment has a publicist problem. It really isn't too much to expect that when a 'celebrity' attains a certain level of fame, the people profiting off him/her find a…
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The Sexuality Blog: The worst thing you can be in Nigeria is poor and female
By now the news must have trickled everywhere. In spite of a court order forcing the Lagos state government from further demolishing the home of the dwellers in Lagos seaside…
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[The Sexuality Blog] Back to Basics: Is solicitiation sexual harassment?
One of the unexpected consequences of access to social media is encountering scenarios and alien to one's lived experiences and how people react to those scenarios. These reactions, often spurred…
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The Sexuality Blog: Are you C.I.S?
In the last two months handling the sexuality blog we've come to realise that a big part of the problem with prejudice towards LGBTQ persons is ignorance. And this ignorance,…
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The Sexuality Blog: Sex work is not prostitution
Yeah I said it, sex work is not prostitution. Part of acknowledging that the world is far more complex than we previously conceived is being willing and ready to change…
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Why is the trans narrative so centered on Transwomen?
We've spoken at length about how sex and gender are not the same thing. This is an important to make when discussing how sexual orientation plays out in situations that…
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The Sexuality Blog: Last weekend proved we’re still fighting people instead of institutions
It might seem like we're dwelling on Chimamanda's 'TERF-Gate' (that's what we're choosing to call it here on the Sexuality Blog) but considering how far reaching the ripples of her…
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The Sexuality Blog: Is gender different from sex?
With all the furore that has happened in the last week around Chimamanda's comments about trans-women, Nigerians home and abroad who were only starting to contend with the idea that…
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[The Sexuality Blog] TERF-DOM: Chimamanda clarifies her ‘transphobic’ comments, but it won’t be enough for many
Do we need to explain that interview? If you haven't heard about it, you should probably click here and catch up. And if you have, then you already know that…
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The Sexuality Blog: It turns out Chimamanda Adichie is human after all
Unless you're a Nigerian without access to social media, or really any kind of media, you've probably heard of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The only contemporary black literary icon who has…
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[The Sexuality Blog] Back to Basics: Does a rape victim bear any of the blame?
We at The Sexuality Blog are revisiting the basics, and as best we can, explaining the concepts of sex, consent and the different aspects of rape culture with analogies that…
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The Sexuality Blog: Toxic Masculinity affects everyone, even you
The Huffington Post recently put out an article that puts in perspective a very specific problem: America's epidemic of gay, lonely, men. While the article majorly profiles white, comfortable in…
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[The Sexuality Blog] Back to Basics: Has the concept of rape changed?
We at the Sexuality Blog are revisiting the basics, and as best we can, explaining the concepts of sex, consent and the different aspects of rape culture with analogies that…
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The Sexuality Blog: We need to talk about queerness
Not everyone falls into a binary and that's okay. Sexuality isn't as much shock and awe in Nigeria as it was a little as ten years ago. Thanks to Bisi…
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[The Sexuality Blog] Back To Basics: Let’s talk about consent
While we've always known Nigeria has a big, big problem with sex. We misunderstand it as a concept and misappropriate it as an activity, and then we wonder why we…
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The recent NOI Polls on Female Genital Mutilation should give you serious pause
NOI Polls the premium polling service in West Africa on the 3rd of March released stats from their latest poll on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). For all intents and purposes…
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The Sexuality Blog: Kemen’s #BBNaija eviction shows we have made progress but we still have a long way to go
Even though we still have a long way to go concerning sexuality, gender and women's rights; the events of last night on Big Brother Nigeria and the reaction to those…
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The Wedding Party proves New Nollywood is no better at giving women agency than Old Nollywood
It's been a couple of months since The Wedding Party, arguably the biggest commercial success Nollywood has ever produced hit cinemas and blew everyone right out of the water. Now…
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The Sexuality Blog: In the Moonlight black boys win Oscars
I stayed up all night on sunday to watch the 89th Academy awards, because for the first time in forever I had a real horse in the race. Moonlight, the…
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The Sexuality Blog: Finally a Nollywood film that gets sex work right
I can't be the only one who cringes when we see certain topics being treated as the subject of a film. LGBT issues, sexuality and gender, often when these topics…
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The Sexuality Blog: And now, some plastic surgery for your scrotum
In case you didn't know, Modupe Ozolua isn't the only person offering plastic surgery options to middle class Nigerians willing to part with a few hundred thousand Naira in exchange…
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LONG READ: What you must know before arguing about the slave trade in Libya
In 2017, YNaija committed a big part of its time and resources towards carefully documenting the big stories happening in the country and on the continent and highlighting the efforts…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy