With organizations like the Stand to End Rape (STER), the Mirabel Centre, WARIF and others, the issue of sexual violence against women is beginning to gain due attention. But while these people are working tirelessly to change the perception of rape and rape survivors, some others are reinforcing stereotypes by making false allegations. We recall... Read More

September 12, 2020

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#YNaijaNonBinary: 10 tweets we loved this week

Every week, we round up the best tweets revolving around the themes we explore on the blog. Here are the some of the tweets we loved from the past week that inspired us, made us laugh, or made us go a-ha. 1. https://twitter.com/Sammie_ganja/status/1304567492581502977 2. This cannot be over emphasized, everybody that lives and works in... Read More

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non-binary, twitter.

September 10, 2020

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Lagos residents pay less attention to their mental health and it’s a ticking time bomb

Lagos. Nigeria’s commercial center. That’s it. Maybe we should go from here, but when we remember why our mental health is important, we will continue. Despite being the smallest state in the country, it is home to more than 25 million people and counting. To say it is unhealthily crowded is an understatement. With more... Read More

Non-binary Blog

mental health awareness, suicide prevention day

September 9, 2020

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This is what we should focus on in debates of queer people found in heterosexual relationships

In Nigeria, the topic of sexuality is usually met with deafening silence. Rarely does it enter into the realm of public discussion. However, on September 7, Nigerians not only considered the topic of sexuality but also delved into the sensitive issue of mixed-orientation marriages. In other words, marriages in which the sexual orientation of the... Read More

See 4 other myths standing in the way of queer liberation

Homophobia has been passed down from generation to generation using unfounded claims and myths. Last week, we covered 5 myths that stand in the way of queer liberation ranging from the doubtful claim that sexual orientation is a choice to the unfounded lie that paedophiles are part of the queer community. Here are a few... Read More

Non-binary Blog

myths, non-binary, Queer

September 9, 2020

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Why Nigerians needs to rethink their stance on homophobia

“They say I use pampers because I’m gay,” a gay man recounts to the Bisi Alimi Foundation in 2017. “They call me possessed,” a lesbian reveals in the same report. “I feel like a prisoner,” Another lesbian reveals to human Rights watch in 2015. “There is nowhere to run to.” Sexual orientation continues to be... Read More

Non-binary Blog

mental health, non-binary, Queer

September 7, 2020

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How slut-shaming, patriarchy and victim-blaming enables rape in Nigeria

Last week, a video of a man ‘correcting’ a woman’s attire circulated through twitter. In the video, we do not see the man’s face, however, we hear him as he follows the woman, criticising her, threatening to release the video to social media, even going as far as threatening to beat her in an attempt... Read More

Non-binary Blog

gender-based violence, rape, slut shaming

September 5, 2020

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#YNaijaNonBinary: 10 tweets we loved this week

Every week, we round up the best tweets revolving around the themes we explore on the blog. Here are the some of the tweets we loved from the past week that inspired us, made us laugh, or made us go a-ha. Who were you before the world told you who to be? This is a... Read More

Non-binary Blog

#YNAaijaNonBinary, NonBinary, twitter.

September 4, 2020

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Dating apps are no longer safe spaces for Queer Nigerians

In March 2020, a story of how Utali Ekwensu, a queer man was brutally killed in Nanka, Anambra sent shock waves through the Nigerian queer community. According to the vanguard, the victim met one Chukwuebuka Nwankwo on facebook where they started chatting and eventually decided to meet up for a hookup in exchange for 20,000.... Read More

Non-binary Blog

dating apps, non-binary, Queer Nigerians, violence

September 3, 2020

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Believe it or not, police brutality against queer Nigerians is injustice to all

Unjustified humiliation, fear and suffering are the outcome of queer lives in Nigeria where the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA) is law. The law which is officially aimed at prohibiting union between people of the same sex is, in reality, used as a tool by the police to legalise arbitrary arrests and harassment of people... Read More

Non-binary Blog

non-binary, police brutality, Queer

September 3, 2020

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These 5 false myths stand in the way of queer liberation in Nigeria

Same-sex. Disgust. Nigerians. That’s the paragraph. Like oral tradition, homophobia has been passed down to even the youngest generation using unfounded claims like ‘same-sex relationship is a Western ideology’, ‘same-sex relationship is not biological’, and discarded religious tenets re-interpreted to suit the narrative. Simply put, same-sex sexuality is viewed with the same distaste usually reserved... Read More

Non-binary Blog

myths, non-binary, Queer

September 2, 2020

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Conversion therapy creates more mental health problems than we hardly know

A.O was only 13 when she was first beaten with a broom by a pastor during a ‘conversion therapy’ session. According to her story in OutRight Action International, at 15, she was once again beaten with this ‘prayer broom’ and then locked in a room, forced to fast and pray for about a month. In... Read More

Non-binary Blog

gay conversion therapy, non-binary, Queer

September 1, 2020

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We must expand the boundaries of what we consider feminist issues

The concept of feminism has redefined too many other concepts, change mindsets and upturned stereotypes across the world. You could define feminism as advocacy for equal rights and be on the right path – at its core, however, is inclusivity for women. But in Nigeria, mainstream feminism is anything but inclusive. The kind of feminism... Read More

Once upon a time when Nigerian authors gave queer people a voice

“Understand this if you understand nothing: it is a powerful thing to be seen” ― Akwaeke Emezi, Freshwater More African countries and the rest of the world are realising that queer people are humans first, and are putting measures in place to ensure they also enjoy fundamental human rights. Nigeria will rather boast of an anti-gay law... Read More

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non-binary, Queer, writers

August 31, 2020

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With COVID-19, rape is becoming an unnoticed endemic

We are winning the fight the coronavirus disease, COVID-19, but oblivious of another disease – one that targets our daughters, sisters and wives. On May 27, a 22-year old student of the University of Benin (Uniben), Uwaila Vera Omozuwa went to study in the quiet of her church. Hours later, she was found unconscious, lying... Read More

Non-binary Blog

gender-based violence, rape

August 29, 2020

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#YNaijaNonBinary: 10 Tweets we loved this week

Every week, we round up the best tweets revolving around the themes we explore on the blog. Here are the some of the tweets we loved from the past week that inspired us, made us laugh, or made us go a-ha. 1. Somewhere out there, there are people who are open about their sexuality…... Read More

Cross-dressers may be paving the way to a more sexuality-tolerant Nigeria

The conservative nature of the Nigerian society leaves little or no room for non-binary debates to get to a positive end. We have rigid constructs that define what clothes, shoes, and activities are appropriate for each binary gender. Typically, we do not treat people who exist outside societally defined confines kindly. These constructs are far... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Bobrisky, cross-dressers, gender, non-binary, sexuality

August 28, 2020

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Fluid sexuality is real and we may have more bisexuals than we know

“We inhabit a world in which we tend to put labels on each other and expect that we will then march through life wearing them” – Nick Webb, Author. The concept of fluid sexuality does not deter many people from fuelling negative tags and stereotypes. It is either homosexuality or heterosexuality – with no in-betweens.... Read More

Non-binary Blog

bisexuality, LGBT, Queer, sexuality

August 26, 2020

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The possibility of a post-pandemic crisis is here and we are ignorant of it

The worst leveller we have probably had in a decade is the coronavirus disease, COVID-19. It has shattered economies, change mindsets and habits, forced societies to social distancing, caused organisations to rethink their work from home stance, reformed – and deformed – relationships. Talk about the pandemic that made the world standstill. The force with... Read More

Non-binary Blog

#LetsFightCovid19, Covid19, emotionalhealth, mentalhealth

August 25, 2020

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Non-binary people deserve all the respect and here’s how to go about it

Contrary to popular belief, non-binary people are not an invention of the 21st century. They have always existed. Yes, some people easily fit into the gender binary (male or female), but some people do not. It’s not a fad or a trend, and it will not fade away just because you ignore it, or do... Read More

Non-binary Blog

gender, Gender stereotypes, non-binary

August 25, 2020

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Art stands a viable mental health cure but why do we still ignore this?

On an extraordinary Sunday morning in May, two dozen health workers, donned in scrubs and face masks followed the smooth sound of a saxophone out onto the lawn outside isolation tents. While the health workers danced outside the tents, the patients inside the tents danced as much as they were able to. Some swayed their... Read More

Nigeria’s first lesbian movie, Ìfé, is set to change stereotypes

by Joanne Ike Two women lay curled up in a bed. One gently strokes the hair of the other as she listens to the story of the ‘coming out’ of her lover. Then she whispers, ‘Is it too late to say I love you?’ Suffice it to say, the trailer of the upcoming love story,... Read More

Non-binary Blog, Thinking Through

Ife, LGBTQ in Nigeria

#DrFunmiNoVex is one other reason why we must stand against false rape accusations

#YNaijaNonBinary: 10 tweets we loved this week

Lagos residents pay less attention to their mental health and it’s a ticking time bomb

This is what we should focus on in debates of queer people found in heterosexual relationships

See 4 other myths standing in the way of queer liberation

Why Nigerians needs to rethink their stance on homophobia

How slut-shaming, patriarchy and victim-blaming enables rape in Nigeria

#YNaijaNonBinary: 10 tweets we loved this week

Dating apps are no longer safe spaces for Queer Nigerians

Believe it or not, police brutality against queer Nigerians is injustice to all

These 5 false myths stand in the way of queer liberation in Nigeria

Conversion therapy creates more mental health problems than we hardly know

We must expand the boundaries of what we consider feminist issues

Once upon a time when Nigerian authors gave queer people a voice

With COVID-19, rape is becoming an unnoticed endemic

#YNaijaNonBinary: 10 Tweets we loved this week

Cross-dressers may be paving the way to a more sexuality-tolerant Nigeria

Fluid sexuality is real and we may have more bisexuals than we know

The possibility of a post-pandemic crisis is here and we are ignorant of it

Non-binary people deserve all the respect and here’s how to go about it

Art stands a viable mental health cure but why do we still ignore this?

Nigeria’s first lesbian movie, Ìfé, is set to change stereotypes

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