Threat of murder, everyday misogyny | Top Non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria last week

Nigeria’s small but richly vibrant corner of Twitter is not the place anyone will go to for nuanced conversation about the diversity of being. Violence is aplenty, yes, not peace, love and light. That’s not because peace, love and light aren’t there but because they get swallowed up in the overwhelming banter, some harmful others... Read More

Non-binary Blog

gender-based violence, Homophobia, misogyny, nigeria, patriarchy

February 1, 2021

The #SilhoutteChallenge gives us an opportunity to interrogate our gender bias

So much has been written about the inherent bias with which we judge the actions of people based solely on the gender at the receiving end of said judgement. Time and again however, we find ourselves back to it like it is second nature. This is a perfectly human weakness that rather than scorn should... Read More

Counter Culture Blog, Non-binary Blog

gender, men, Nigerian men, Nudity

January 27, 2021

Despite police reforms, romance between the Nigeria Police Force and gender discrimination continues

The latest victim of gender-based discrimination in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is Corporal Olajide Omolola and she may not be the last, unless we raise enough ruckus to push for adherence to the repealed Police Act 2020. Ms Omolola, a corporal attached to the Iye-Ekiti Division of the force in Ekiti State, was dismissed... Read More

Non-binary Blog

African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), disease, Gender equality, innocent chukwuma, Nigeria Police Force, Police Act 2020, policewomen

January 27, 2021

Female privilege is a misnomer for sexism. Here’s some evidence

Time and again when women speak of the discrimination they face at work, home, the work place and in everyday life, an oft-repeated response from men is, “but you have it so much easier” or “look at all your female privileges, why are you complaining?” We look at some of what the ‘female privileges’ men... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Everyday Sexism, gender discrimination, gender inequality, nigeria, Sexism, women

January 26, 2021

Nigeria’s selective aversion to gay aesthetics hurts only the poor

Painted nails. Vibrant lipstick. A head full of richly coloured hair. These are features the average Nigerian won’t look twice at on a woman. It is expected. On a man, on the other hand, heads are bound to roll. Unless you are Ezra Olubi, co-founder of Paystack – an e-payment platform now acquired by Stripe... Read More

Non-binary Blog

androgyny, Bobrisky, cross-dressing, gay, homosexuality, LGBTQ Nigerians, Queer Nigerians

January 25, 2021

SOS: Nigeria’s legal system is still behind in protecting victims of sexual assault

In July 2012, news media widely reported the death by sexual molestation of wealthy businessman, Uroko Onoja. He is reported to have been killed by 5 of his six wives who felt sexually neglected after he showed continued preference for his 6th and youngest wife. The culprits were charged with manslaughter upon arraignment, which is... Read More

Non-binary Blog

child rape, homosexuality, rape, sodomy, Uroko Unoja, Violence against Persons Prohibition ACT (VAPP)

January 25, 2021

Corrective rape, the price of misogyny | Top Non-binary tweets we saw from Nigerians last week

With its avowed conservatism and self-proclaimed devotion to traditional values, Nigeria’s public discussion landscape is seeing an increase in conversations that step out of the narrow dichotomy that defines conservative discourse – good or evil, wrong and right, acceptable and unacceptable. Nigeria’s 47% youth population is having conversations its respectability-obsessed predecessors could only dream of... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Dismantling ableism, Homophobia, LGBT, misogyny, rape

January 22, 2021

‘I am Gay AF:’ More than anything else, Nigerian parents should be bothered about the shame of terrible parenting

“Yes I am Gay AF ??” That’s the caption under a topless image posted by Bolu Okupe on his Instagram page two days ago. The post – a public declaration by Dr. Doyin Okupe‘s son, had Nigerian blogs falling over one another to break the news of the juicy development (or controversy extraordinaire) for Nigeria’s... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Doyin Okupe, gay, homosexual, homosexuality, Laws against homosexual activity, nigeria, Same-Sex Prohibition Act (SSMPA), SSMPA

January 21, 2021

3 Nigerian men open up about feeling unlovable when they are broke

The designation of men as ‘providers’ is as old as human civilisation, and while the cost of this on men’s overall well-being – particularly as regards to their sense of self-worth, has only been in public discourse for a handful of decades the implication of this cost is replete in our daily lives if we... Read More

Non-binary Blog

depression, men, money, patriarchy, women

January 21, 2021

Visa denial: Where justice reigns, homophobia must have consequences

What happens when a homophobic Nigerian gets denied a visa to an inclusive developed nation for their harmful view on homosexuality? It is no secret that the Nigerian dream for many working-class Nigerians is to Japa (immigrate) to developed nations where they hope to flourish in ways Nigeria will not allow them. The irony –... Read More

Non-binary Blog

australia, dwarf, gay rights, Homophobia, LGBT, nigeria

January 19, 2021

How Nigeria’s ‘special needs’ population continue to live a life of unrealised aspirations

In a recent interview with host of #WithChude and founder of human flourishing company, Joy, Inc. Chude Jideonwo, popular Nigerian singer/songwriter and music producer Cobhams Asuquo, the multi-talented visually impaired artist revealed that ignorance was at the root of his success. “I was growing up and was an ignorant blind person,” he said, “It is... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Cobhams Asuquo, Disability, diversity, nigeria

January 18, 2021

The Hijab-wearing woman’s experience that could help us better understand one another

Nigeria’s cultural landscape is still taking shape, we are caught in the thick of this process daily in the conversations we have about things we hitherto only have among inner circles. It is why Twitter user @beehatu, took to the microblogging site to share her enduring struggle being a Hijab-wearing Muslim woman living in a... Read More

Non-binary Blog

hijab, islam, Muslim, nigeria, women

January 18, 2021

Public evangelism may be doing more harm to religion than good

If you have used public transport for any sizeable amount of time in Lagos then ‘the tale of the evangelising Christian’ is certainly not new to you. You have experienced it, most of us have. The self-assigned task has the lone goal of what polite Christian society term, “winning a soul for Christ.” It is... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Christianity, evangelism, Faith, islam, Jesus Christ, Nigerian Christianity, preaching, public

January 15, 2021

The tussle between some Christians and the LGBT+ for the right to the rainbow is a needless distraction

A conversation about the claim of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, trans and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBT+) community to the rainbow as a piece of iconography has hit the ground running on that delightful microblogging site called Twitter. Twitter user @dawn_immanuel, took to Twitter to lament about how nowadays anyone who goes on Twitter to... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Christians, gay rights, LGBT, LGBTQ, Rainbow

January 15, 2021

3 Men share why they chose silence after they got sexually assaulted

Victims of sexual assault have a hard time coming forward, whether they are male, female or non-binary. The reason for their silence will invariably differ from one another’s due to their different lived experiences, but there is always the overarching link of shame underlying these differences. This is especially pronounced in male victims of sexual... Read More

Non-binary Blog

male victims, men, rape, Sexual assault, toxic masculinity

January 15, 2021

“We have a cultural problem” – Diversity Prize Finalist, Solomon Ayodele bemoans toxic masculinity

Few drives are as noble as ones that compel us to make life better for the largest majority of people. The nobility of purpose is however, not enough to hoist an idea up long enough for the person pursuing it to attain their end goal. Solomon Ayodele, who describes himself as a Boy Rights Activist,... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Boy’s Quarters Africa, Chude Jideonwo, feminism, nigeria, sexual abuse, Solomon Ayodeji, The Nigeria Prize for Difference and Diversity, toxic masculinity, toxic men, violence, Violence against women

January 14, 2021

What we learnt from the touching experience of 3 Nigerian men suffering from mental illness

A frantic search for Digital Strategist, Ayodele Bandele – known simply as Dele, which lasted barely a day has turned up a body and a suicide note. The note – left privately for his closest friends, found its way to the internet somehow. While this is a tragedy that is essentially that of Dele’s friends... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Ayodele Bandele, Mental Illness, nigeria, RIPDele, suicide

January 13, 2021

Why Toke Makinwa is a poster girl for feminism of a different sort

Toke Makinwa is no stranger to controversy – many might even argue her brand is built mostly on that, and while that may be true at face value it is not necessarily so on close scrutiny. Take the controversy she recently got embroiled in after she hopped on the Stingy Men Association trend on Twitter... Read More

Non-binary Blog

feminism, Gender equality, sex work, Stingy Men Association, toke makinwa

January 12, 2021

Here’s why more men channelling their energy rightly will benefit boys

“If it was a girl that was raped now, feminists will be all over this trend,” is a phrase anyone who has been on that strangely thrilling corner of the Twitterverse that is Naija Twitter has come across at least once. Men who are aggrieved by the work that feminists do to fight for equal... Read More

Non-binary Blog

gender, nigeria, patriarchy, Patriarchy FC, SMAN, Stingy Men Association

January 12, 2021

You can hate LGBT without inciting violence on the community

Few human groups are as talked about, dissected, vilified and dismissed nowadays as the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and other gender and sexual minorities (LGBTQ+) community. “But they are everywhere, talking, resisting, and ‘being loud,’” you object. And that is exactly the point. For centuries before colonialism, the LGBT+ community thrived side by side with... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Bisexual, gay, gay rights, Gender and sexual minorities, Homophobia, lesbian, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, Queer Nigerians, the Same-Sex Prohibition Act (SSMPA)

January 11, 2021

Pope Francis updates Cannon to allow women to be formally installed as Lectors and Acolytes

An edict issued and personally signed by Pope Francis will finally see women, ‘recognized for the service already carried out by them for decades.’ Catholic women can now be formally installed as Lectors and Acolytes after being excluded for centuries by Canon Law that only recognised men. Canon 230 paragraph 1 used to read, “Lay... Read More

Non-binary Blog

catholic church, equality, gender, nigeria, Pope Francis, Religion

January 7, 2021

Meet Oluwatobiloba Ajayi; one of the powerful voices among Nigeria’s 25 million-special needs population

There are a number of voices speaking for the rights of the Nigerian people, few of those remember to speak for people living with disabilities. That is far from the gloom and doom reality you probably pictured it to be mentally as the few voices that speak for the disabled are loud and impactful. The... Read More

Non-binary Blog

cerebral palsy, Chude Jideonwo, Disability, disability discrimination, Diversity Prize, Joy Inc., National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, nigeria, Nigeria Prize for Difference and Diversity, Oluwatobiloba Ajayi

January 6, 2021

Where the gays gather and it is holy

For Ace (not real name) Christmas was never the joy-filled celebration his siblings swear to the heavens it has always been for them. The holiday season, which begins for his family on the second week of December and ends when school and work resume fully in the second week of January, is easily Ace’s biggest... Read More

Non-binary Blog

christmas, Homophobia, LGBT rights, LGBTQ+ people living in Nigeria, Matthew Blaise, Queer, Same-Sex Prohibition Act (SSMPA)

December 17, 2020

Netflix has stirred the pot again by hailing Satan and there is a lesson for Christians

Every so often, conservative Christians will publicly ponder boycotting one global brand or another. Today it is streaming giant Netflix Inc., again. Netflix had attracted the ire of Christendom enough times this year alone, so it is no surprise that the conversation about when Christians will finally boycott the platform has come up again. Christians... Read More

Deep Dive, Non-binary Blog

Christianity, Gay community, Netlfix

December 11, 2020

Women need room to be fully human

Women are forced to live by a never-ending list of deadlines that when carefully scrutinised, what one sees are only phantoms created by a system that first strips them of power, then tells them they never had the power, to begin with. It is this premise that makes the conversation about erstwhile singer, Cassie, achieving... Read More

Deep Dive, Non-binary Blog

Cassie, Diddy, feminism

December 9, 2020

Davido’s public grief could start a revolution of men expressing their feelings

Popular singer, David Adeleke, known by his stage name ‘Davido’ has come out to say, “I’m tired of being strong, ” in a very vulnerable post in reaction to the death of his bodyguard of 11 years. It is an anguished response to grief that should start a conversation about why he or any man... Read More

Deep Dive, Non-binary Blog

Davido, death, mental health

December 8, 2020

The act is up, Nigeria is not the haven of religious freedom it wants the world to believe it is

Nigeria for all intents and purposes should be a country where the freedom of religion is protected. Besides, the right to freedom of religion is enshrined in the 1999 Constitution (as amended). Also, Nigeria is a Member State of the AU and has ratified some regional human rights treaties including the African Charter on Human... Read More

Deep Dive, Non-binary Blog

nigeria, Religion

December 7, 2020

Gender bias or queer issues? | Temmie Ovwasa’s experience at YBNL suggests the industry has a long way to go on inclusion

The recent boom in the number of female music stars seemed to have quelled some growing agitations on female marginalisation. Now, more than ever, female superstars are in surplus in the entertainment industry. From Tiwa Savage, Teni, Niniola to Omawumi, Yemi Alade and Simi, the Nigerian music industry has the capacity to organise an all-day... Read More

Next Rated, Non-binary Blog, The Music Blog

Olamide badoo, Temmie Ovwasa, YBNL

December 3, 2020

Review: Temmie Ovwasa’s debut album is irreverent and unapologetically gay

At first glance, when you see her in her element – surrounded by positive energy and kindhearted interaction, Temmie Ovwasa comes off all sweetness and no bite. She is sweetness, but she is also a middle-finger in your face, hold no prisoners kind of person who embodies extremes of both opposites so well. Her debut... Read More

Next Rated, Non-binary Blog

#Gay, #LGBT, Temmie Ovwasa

Threat of murder, everyday misogyny | Top Non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria last week

The #SilhoutteChallenge gives us an opportunity to interrogate our gender bias

When online oversharing crosses the line, here’s what we owe each other

Despite police reforms, romance between the Nigeria Police Force and gender discrimination continues

Female privilege is a misnomer for sexism. Here’s some evidence

Nigeria’s selective aversion to gay aesthetics hurts only the poor

SOS: Nigeria’s legal system is still behind in protecting victims of sexual assault

Corrective rape, the price of misogyny | Top Non-binary tweets we saw from Nigerians last week

‘I am Gay AF:’ More than anything else, Nigerian parents should be bothered about the shame of terrible parenting

3 Nigerian men open up about feeling unlovable when they are broke

Visa denial: Where justice reigns, homophobia must have consequences

How Nigeria’s ‘special needs’ population continue to live a life of unrealised aspirations

The Hijab-wearing woman’s experience that could help us better understand one another

Public evangelism may be doing more harm to religion than good

The tussle between some Christians and the LGBT+ for the right to the rainbow is a needless distraction

3 Men share why they chose silence after they got sexually assaulted

“We have a cultural problem” – Diversity Prize Finalist, Solomon Ayodele bemoans toxic masculinity

What we learnt from the touching experience of 3 Nigerian men suffering from mental illness

Why Toke Makinwa is a poster girl for feminism of a different sort

Here’s why more men channelling their energy rightly will benefit boys

You can hate LGBT without inciting violence on the community

Pope Francis updates Cannon to allow women to be formally installed as Lectors and Acolytes

Meet Oluwatobiloba Ajayi; one of the powerful voices among Nigeria’s 25 million-special needs population

Where the gays gather and it is holy

Netflix has stirred the pot again by hailing Satan and there is a lesson for Christians

Women need room to be fully human

Davido’s public grief could start a revolution of men expressing their feelings

The act is up, Nigeria is not the haven of religious freedom it wants the world to believe it is

Gender bias or queer issues? | Temmie Ovwasa’s experience at YBNL suggests the industry has a long way to go on inclusion

Review: Temmie Ovwasa’s debut album is irreverent and unapologetically gay

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