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Olumide Makanjuola

November 22, 2023

Olumide Makanjuola speaks on People’s right to be themselves on #WithChude

My dear friend, Olumide Makanjuola recently launched his first book, published by Cassava Republic and co-authored with the novelist, Jude Dibia. ‘Love Offers No Safety: Nigeria’s Queer Men Speak’ is a bold, blinding book about LGBTQ men of all ages. Going around the North, the South, the East-and the West of Nigeria; through villages and... Read More

Non-binary Blog

The Counter-Culture Blog: Why Gay Men Will Not Stop Marrying Straight Women | The Painful Reality of Mixed-Orientation Marriages

As society progresses towards greater acceptance and understanding of LGBTQ+ individuals, it’s easy to assume that the practice of gay men marrying straight women will eventually become a thing of the past. However, the reality is that as long as homophobia exists, many gay men will continue to enter into marriages with women as a... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

discrimination, gay, Homophobia, LGBTQ+, Mixed-Orientation Marriages, sexual orientation, Straight

December 1, 2022

BBNaija’s Deji loses cool over gay rumours, dumps lover Chichi

Deji Morafa, who rose to fame on Big Brother Naija, has addressed the rumors that have been circulating about him. He addressed the rumors regarding his sexual orientation and his breakup with Chichi. There have been rumors circulating online that the reality TV star is in a romantic relationship with a male housemate and has... Read More

Blogs, Reality TV

Big Brother Naija, chichi, Deji Morafa, gay, rumours

November 9, 2022

Femi Fani-Kayode outs Dino Melaye as “Gay” in latest clash

Femi Fani Kayode, who used to be the Minister of Aviation and is also known as FFK, has said that his opponent, Dino Melaye, is a homosexual. The fact that FFK and Dino Melaye are bitter adversaries is not news. The two have not stopped trolling each other at every opportunity. In their most recent... Read More

Dino Melyae, Femi Fani-Kayode, gay

October 9, 2022

Former Real Madrid Goalkeeper Iker Casillas comes out as gay

Iker Casillas, a legend for Real Madrid and Spain, seems to have confirmed that he is gay. If this is true, he would be one of the most famous male footballers in history to come out as gay. In a Sunday afternoon tweet, the former goalkeeper tweeted, “I hope you respect me: I’m gay.” Casillas... Read More

The Sports Blog

gay, goalkeeper, Iker Casillas, real madrid

#PrideMonth: Introducing ‘Loving in Colour – The Heart of Defiance’ | A #YNaijaSpecial

By Ayodele Olofintuade When Non-binary writer, Ado Aminu approached me to collaborate with YNaija to curate this year’s Pride Month Issue, “Loving in Colour: A celebration of Queer Love,” I began to ruminate over what it means to be queer and to love in Nigeria. The word ‘love’ itself is something I struggle with, not... Read More

Non-binary Blog

gay, Gay pride, human rights, LGBT Pride, LGBT+, pride month

LGBTQ Nigerians

3 LGBT+ Nigerians share what inspired them to come out of the closet

Human beings have an ever expanding list of wants, these things vary from person to person and more often than not make up part of what makes us individually unique. When we come down to needs we realise how very much alike we are. We all have core needs: food, water, air, some kind of... Read More

Non-binary Blog

coming out, gay, LGBT, LGBT+, nigeria

Benevolent patriarchy, sexual assault | Non-binary tweets we saw this week on Nigeria Twitter

As public discourse in Nigeria continues to find its way to topics hitherto considered taboo, we continue to document it. This week, find below some of the tweets we saw from Twitter on a number of non-binary topics – sexuality, faith and spirituality, disability, gender rights and mental emotional health. It should be no surprise... Read More

Non-binary Blog

autonomy, gay, Gender equality, LGBTQ Nigerians, patriarchy, physical abuse, Sexual assault, sexual harassment

The list outing Nigerian male celebrities hurts both heterosexual and LGBTQ people

A list of gay/bisexual men in Nigeria, compiled by self-styled investigative journalist known only as Queen Aisha, has made the rounds on Naija Twitter and is picking up more speed by the day. The list, comprising essentially of actors, music artists and internet influencers bears the name of almost every male celebrity out there. It... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Bisexual, Davido, gay, human rights, Kiddwaya, LGBTQ Nigerians, nigeria, Prince

February 27, 2021

Fatphobia, male centering | Top non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria this week

Conversations along the themes of the non-binary blog, while sometimes few and far between, continue. We compiled some of the more interesting tweets we saw in the past week. Enjoy, and maybe join the conversation. 1. There is a deeper context to this widely contested tweet that many who violently oppose it either refuse to... Read More

Non-binary Blog

China, fat, gay, gender, Housewives, Labour, men, nigeria, women

February 16, 2021

In search of God: The place of Gay Christians in Christendom

When writer and curator, Nelson C. J., went in search of church as a queer Nigerian, he found something that fell just short of his desire of an affirming church that doesn’t have him negotiating his existence as a queer person at every turn – a ‘progressive’ fellowship whose motto may well be don’t ask... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Christianity, Christians, gay, Homophobia, Queer, Reverend Father Jide Macaulay, Roseline Akahome*

human sexuality

February 10, 2021

Why are you gay? | A crash course on human sexuality

“Why are you gay?” That is a popular question that informed a meme that originated in Uganda. A curious interviewer – whether genuinely or not, asked a question whose inherently willful ignorance had young people across the country and the world rolling with laughter even years later. That interview ended with LGBT+ rights human rights... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Asexual, Bisexual, gay, Human sexuality, lesbian, sexuality

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 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 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)

Queer

#YNaijaNonBinary: A glossary of relevant queer related terms

Ally – A person who supports and advocates for LGBTQ rights and equality. This person is usually cisgender and heterosexual. Androgyne/Androgynous – A person who appears neither clearly masculine nor clearly feminine. Asexual – A lack of sexual attraction to others or a lack of interest in sex. It can also be considered as a... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Bisexual, FTM, gay, LGBT, non-binary, non-conforming, Queer, Trans

Ghana

August 23, 2018

Ghana has ‘convinced’ 400 gay and lesbian people to join a gay conversion camp

It seems Nigeria’s obsession with controlling the lives of LGBT people is finally spreading to its neighbours. This is something we’ve all expected. Ghana has always had laws that criminalised homosexuality, a remnant of repressive British colonial laws. The laws, which prescribe a three-year jail sentence for persons convicted of homosexuality have been largely ignored,... Read More

gay, Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo

Pascal Atuma has spilled the tea on gay Nollywood but it’s not piping hot

“SHOCKER: Filmmaker Says You can’t Make It in Nollywood if You’re not a Prostitute,” reads the headline from The Cable Lifestyle, the online outlet which Atuma granted this scoop to and published on Friday. If you don’t have the patience to read it, I’ll provide a condensed version. Basically, the director wants you to know... Read More

gay, rumours, sexuality

October 30, 2017

The Thread: “You are a predator” “Sick fu_k; equating being gay with molesting children” | Twitter skins Kevin Spacey alive

Another Hollywood personality is on the hook for sexually assaulting a minor. In 1986, Kevin Spacey “invited Anthony Rapp over to his apartment for a party, and, at the end of the night, picked Rapp up, placed him on his bed, and climbed on top of him, making a sexual advance. According to public records,... Read More

Anthony Pratt, gay, Kevin Spacey, sexual abuse, The Thread

September 23, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 23rd of September

Read the full stories and analyses on YNaija: [The Sexuality Blog] Watch the ‘gay’ side of life in Nigeria according to Batta Box If I was marking Nigeria’s script at 57, I will grade her a failure – Ango Abdullahi Police release journalist arrested for reporting diversion of relief items

Ango Abdullahi, Battabox, gay, journalist, YNaija Cover

September 5, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Surprising no one, another homophobic bishop gets caught having gay sex

At this point in the game, it is literally expected that when a person does protest too much about the sexualities of others, a close look at their own private lives, more often than not, will reveal that they are grappling with the very thing they seek punishment in others. This is certainly the case... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Corneliu Barladeanu, gay, Homophobia, Orthodox church

[The Injustice Blog] The Police has some questions to answer on the 42 alleged homosexuals

The Lagos State government on August 03, 2017, arraigned 42 individuals before a magistrate court on a one-count charge bordering on homosexuality. They were 28 Adults and 12 minors. The alleged homosexuals were arrested at Vintage Hotel, No. 999 Ikorodu Road, Owode Onirin, Lagos, the previous day following a tip off by residents living in... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Badoo, gay, homosexuals, police, The Injustice Blog

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 5th of August

Read the full stories and analyses on: Northern youth, Igbo leaders set up committee on quit notice Lagos arraigns, remands hotel owner, workers for allegedly aiding homosexuality The Thread: “Man likes big butts and he cannot lie” | Twitter goes wild as Amir Khan tackles Anthony Joshua

Amir Khan, Anthony Joshua, gay, Igbo leaders, Northern leaders, quit notice, YNaija Cover

[The Sexuality Blog] LGBTQ and need someone to talk to? TIERS is here to help you

As an LGBTQ person in a place like Nigeria where presenting the right public face can be the difference between life and death can be exhausting. Not knowing who to talk to puts an emotional strain on you and increases your risk of developing mental health problems like depression and anxiety. Plus there is all... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Bisexual, gay, homosexuality, lesbian, LGBTQ, Queer, The Sexuality Blog, TIERs, Transgender

[The Church Blog] The man who wrote the Message Bible says: Homosexuality is not wrong

Are you a Christian? If, yes, then you have most likely come across The Message Bible. The Bible’s author, Eugene Peterson, 84, in an interview with Jonathan Merritt at Religion News Service Wednesday, said homosexuality is not wrong, saying he knows many gays and lesbians who “seem to have as good a spiritual life as I do.”... Read More

Eugene Peterson, gay, homosexuality, Lesbians, Message Bible, The Church Blog

Gay Muslims make history, get married in the UK

Proposing to his husband, Sean Rogan in 2016, Jahed Choudhury said they are hoping “to show the whole world that you can be gay and Muslim”. They got married in Walsall, in one of the UK’s first same-sex marriages involving a Muslim partner, Independent reports. The couple dressed in traditional Bangladeshi attire to say their vows, surrounded... Read More

gay, gay Muslims, Gay wedding, LGBT

[The Sexuality Blog] As another gay orgy scandal erupts in the Vatican, is it time we addressed homosexuality in the Catholic church?

If you’ve been following the news then you’ll know that recently, the Vatican police, after being alerted by several complaints broke up a gay orgy in the heart of the Vatican, the Catholic Church’s very own nation state. To make matters even worse, the orgy was happening in the houses of the most decorated papal... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

catholic church, gay, Orgy scandal, Vatican

Multichoice suspends 6 pro-gay DSTV programmes

MultiChoice announces that it has dropped six pro-gay children programmes that have been airing on three DSTV channels following complaints by subscribers about their content. The programmes Loud House, the Legend of Korra, Hey Arnold, Steven Universe, Adventure Time and Clarence were airing on Nickelodeon, Nicktoons and Cartoon Network. Ugandan Radio Network reports that Tina Wamala, public... Read More

Cartoon Network, DSTV, gay, LGBTQI, Multichoice, Nickelodeon, Nicktoons

[The Sexuality Blog]: Here’s something we never thought we’d see in our lifetimes

At the ongoing 2017 NATO summit, spouses of the coalition’s leaders assembled for events organised in their honour. But this year, among the first wives and official partners was a first husband. That is groundbreaking on its own, considering only a handful of women have been legally elected to lead their countries in the last... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

gay, Luxembourg, The Sexuality Blog

Indonesian police arrests 141 over gay claims

by Omoleye Omoruyi The Police in Indonesia have arrested 141 men who reportedly attended a ‘gay sex party’ in the capital Jakarta on Sunday, BBC reports. The report says the men who attended included a Briton, a Singaporean, paying $14 (185,000 rupiahs) to attend. It is no news that the country has been hostile towards... Read More

gay, Indonesia, LGBTQ

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