by Obinna Tony-Francis Ochem There is a story told of Area Scatter, a crossdresser who played an ornamental thumb piano as he sang in a rich melodious voice. When you see his pictures, he is adorned in female clothing, roaming the Eastern part of Nigeria in the 1970s and performing for royalty. He was said... Read More

African Sprituality, Christianity, cross-dressing, God, igbo, LGBT+, Masquerade, nigeria, Spirituality

January 26, 2021

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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

February 8, 2017

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Opinion: Is Cross-Dressing the New fashion Craze?

by Tony Ogunlowo Our youth are always importing fashions and habits from abroad, copying trends and adopting them as their own. The end result is that sometimes they often look ridiculous and out of place. The latest fashion craze some men have copied from abroad is cross-dressing. Call me old-fashion or old but where I... Read More

Cover Stories, Opinion

cross-dressing, gay, morality, nigeria, Nigerian laws, opinion

September 26, 2016

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Conversations: Nigerians react to Bobrisky’s announcement that he isn’t gay

Following the release of Bobrisky’s interview with TV veteran and TW Magazine publisher, Adesuwa Onyenokwe, the internet has been buzzing about Bobrisky’s emphatic reveal that he is not gay. Popular gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi also put out a video on Instagram expressing his annoyance and disappointment that Bobrisky is not in support of gay... Read More

Bisi Alimi, Bobrisky, cross-dressing, nigeria, Transgender, Transvetite

February 12, 2015

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Female dresses, duck face & all… what is OAP, Ushbebe turning into?

by Chinwe Okafor Bad enough his name sounds feminine. Stand up comedian, OAP and actor, Justice Nuagbe popularly known as Ushbebe was spotted clad in a woman’s dress complete with wig and a pout. Apparently that came about as a result of a shoot he’s doing for a short movie titled ‘Opposite’ to promote his upcoming... Read More

cOMEDY, cross-dressing, Justice Nuagbe, nigeria, OAP, Ushbebe

April 18, 2013

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Iron fist: Gambia outlaws male prostitution, cross-dressing & singing of abusive songs in public

The Gambia introduced a raft of new laws on Tuesday criminalising male prostitution, cross-dressing and the singing of abusive songs in public. The move reflects the “current socio-political realities” in the impoverished west African nation, Justice Minister Lamin Jobarteh told parliament, before lawmakers signed off on amendments to the criminal code act which also outlaw... Read More

abusive, cross-dressing, Gambia, Lamin Jobarteh, male prostitution, Yahya Jammeh