In a world rife with contradictions and the relentless struggle for identity acceptance, two controversial figures in Nigeria's crossdressing scene, Bobrisky and James Brown, have found themselves ensnared in a…
Read MoreLove Offers No Safety — phenomenal and thought-provoking prose that has been given wholesale to the Nigerian community. The anthology resiliently gathers the voices of 25 queer men in Nigeria,…
Read MoreAs 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…
Read MoreI The first time I thought queer lives matter, I am standing at the boarding students' dining hall with some friends, loitering around the environment. I am wearing baggy school…
Read MoreAsk around about homophobia, “What does it mean and how does it best manifest?” If you chance upon a cis-heterosexual person who isn’t defensive – the way many a Nigerian…
Read MoreIf you have ever had the strength to challenge a Nigerian to a discourse on their complacency in the systemic oppression of LGBT+ Nigerians, then you’ve at least once had…
Read MoreFor some time now, LGBTQ Ghanaians have been living in fear and isolation stemming from the constant attacks that Ghanaian political leaders have mounted against them in the media and…
Read MoreWhen 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…
Read MoreColonial History of Anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Nigeria Prior to Nigeria’s colonisation, there is nothing to show violence was perpetrated against LGBTQ+ individuals because of their sexual orientation or gender identity,…
Read MoreNigeria'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,…
Read MoreWith 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…
Read MoreWhat 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…
Read MoreFew 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,…
Read MoreFor 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…
Read MoreThey asked the Pharoah, what made you a tyrant? He said: No one stopped me – Arabic proverb. Many of us have been there - a friend, acquaintance, or stranger…
Read MoreLast year, I wrote a piece on CNN during Pride Month—a month set aside to celebrate sexual and gender diversity globally—to spotlight the progress Africa is making overall (though not…
Read MoreNothing that Reno Omokri tweets should surprise you. The former media aide to erstwhile president Goodluck Jonathan has managed to carve out an online presence with #RenoNuggets - the Christian-leaning…
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Read MoreAccording to Twitter newscasters, Nigeria's favourite Snapchat sensation, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, who goes by Bobrisky, has been arrested. It is still unclear at this time whether his arrest has…
Read MoreAt 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…
Read MoreLess than a month ago, we wrote about an American governor's aide who was relieved of his job because of his blatantly homophobic speech on social media. We explained how…
Read MoreLast week sunday, a man in Florida was shot to death by a drunk homophobe because this man chose to speak up when his gay friends were being harassed. The…
Read MoreLast week Friday, a number of Nigerian activists, writers, journalists, non-denominational religious people, Christians and Muslims all gathered at the US Embassy for a dialogue on religion and sexuality. Now,…
Read MoreIt is a thing of wonder to watch Nigerians wax end time biblical when matters of sexuality arise. They are quick to pen down thousand tweet threads, multi-page posts on…
Read MoreSo there was this article on TheNakedConvos (which after that disastrous episode with the adaptation of their web series Our Best Friends Wedding, has bounced back to tackling sexuality issues…
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Read MoreOver the past few years, debates on homosexuality have taken the forefront in mainstream media. As with every new movement or revolution, there will always be a vocal opposition to…
Read MoreFew days before the infamous Same Sex Prohibition Act was signed into law by former President Goodluck Jonathan, The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs), a sexual health advocacy organization based…
Read More Bigot (noun) big·ot \ˈbi-gət\ {Merriam Webster Dictionary} : a person who strongly and unfairly dislikes other people, ideas, etc. : a bigoted person; especially : a person who hates…
Read Moreby Lucas Togan It is interesting and pertinent to note that homosexuality was once viewed as a mental condition. In my part of the world, it is still viewed as…
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