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Omoleye Omoruyi August 9, 2017

For the 42 homosexuals, some Nigerian celebrities think the anti-gay law shouldn’t be

Nigerian rapper, MI Abaga’s opinion about the anti-gay law in Nigeria is rather different from what some other norm-extremists would agree with. The rapper took to Twitter on Monday saying,…

Itunuoluwa July 27, 2017

White House defends Trump’s transgender ban in press briefing

Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended President Trump’s Twitter announcement Wednesday, banning transgender people from serving in the military in "any capacity" “This decision was made after extensive discussions with…

Omoleye Omoruyi July 11, 2017

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,…

Editor July 6, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Jay-Z’s mother came out in his new album and quietly shook the hip-hop world

I might not be as big a hip-hop head as some, but as a Nigerian with brothers and sisters, hip-hop has been an integral part of my childhood and adolescence.…

Editor June 29, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] #HeterosexualPrideDay and the continued obliviousness of straight people

A few days ago LGBT people all over the world gathered together to celebrate Pride, an annual event that is a part celebration-part awareness drive. Pride is held to protest…

Editor June 18, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Things are increasingly complicated for LGBT people looking to become parents

Science and changing societal expectations means that more LGBT people are coming out of the closet and pursuing what would ordinarily constitute as a 'normal' heterosexual life. They are especially…

Editor June 17, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Who would have thought? Trump just signed a new HIV/AIDS deal with Nigeria

We have been quite alarmist about Donald Trump on the Sexuality Blog. We have have had good reason to be, considering his policies on female reproductive health, abortions and LGBT…

Omoleye Omoruyi June 1, 2017

Gay couple prepare to welcome their first biological child

Two gay dads, Biff Chaplow and Trystan Reese have shown excitement as they prepare to welcome their first biological child. The duo are already adoptive parents to two young children,…

Omoleye Omoruyi May 27, 2017

Husband of gay prime minister joins Nato leader’s wives in group photo (PHOTOS)

The husband of gay prime minister of Luxembourg, posed alongside other wives and partners of Nato leaders – for a group photo. Gauthier Destenay and Xavier Bettel got married 44…

Tolu March 23, 2017

“After praying for me, the Pastor had gay sex with me” | Watch ‘Veil of Silence’, a documentary on the lives of LGBT persons in Nigeria

Few 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…

Azeez March 13, 2017

‘I want to put my defensiveness aside’ | Chimamanda issues a non-apology for her recent comments (READ)

Nigerian-born author, Chimamanda Adichie has clarified her statement on transgender women. Adichie in an interview with UK's Channel 4 news had said it was difficult for her to equate the…

Editor March 9, 2017

Brave Women: Pamela Adie is changing Nigeria’s LGBT narrative

After the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA) was passed into law in 2013 issues concerning homosexuality are discussed at the fringes and in whispers of the society. It’s considered…

Edwin Okolo March 6, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: Milo Yiannopoulous is every LGBT person at 15

I try not immerse myself in American politics. It's because I don't care about what happens there (I do, I know better) but because in the last year American politics…

Isime Esene February 16, 2017

Bisi Alimi: Profile of an unapologetic gay man

by Mazi Emeka Picture this: A young man is filled with a burning love for God, but still, there is emptiness in him - an emptiness that even he, at the…

Roqeebah February 10, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 10th of February

Read the full stories and analyses here, here and here now!

Azeez January 31, 2017

White House says Trump will keep Obama’s LGBT workplace protections

The White House on Tuesday said President Donald Trump will continue to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the workplace. Former President Barack Obama in…

Tolu January 22, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: About that coming out story ‘For Akin’

There are coming out stories and there is 'For Akin', written by Funmi Iyanda at the request of her friend Akin. A narrative that starts with the death of one…

Tolu January 21, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: Down low spouses are exactly what Nigeria deserves

Noticed that the number of homosexual men and women married to heterosexual partners getting outed is sky-rocketing? Well, we have. From rumours to full on exposes complete with pictorial receipts,…

Isime Esene January 6, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: Don’t forget what GEJ did when he needed a Hail Mary

Welcome to 2017 and in a few months, the second year of President Buhari's tenure as president will be gone. Save for a handful of projects and state governors who…

Rachel Ogbu November 2, 2016

The Sexuality Blog: Call for Submissions- An Anthology of Nigerian Queer Art

A group of writers and artists called “14” are curating an anthology celebrating LGBT life and community in Nigeria. We strongly encourage you to send in your work. On January 13,…

Op-ed Editor October 24, 2016

Untold facts: “I was once married to a man” – Pamela Adie

It is in fact a difficult question to answer: how do you advise a young, same gender loving person to come out of the ‘closet?’ It is not just difficult…

Op-ed Editor September 30, 2016

Untold Facts: ‘People have to first be comfortable in their own skin’ (WATCH)

On the latest episode of Untold Facts which aired today, 29th September, host, Moses Omoghena, discussed with guests on the process and experience of young people in the lesbian, gay,…

Tolu September 13, 2016

Dear Nigerians, transgenders are here and there’s nothing you can do about it

The Nigerian society is quietly witnessing the birth of a new breed of transgenders, a trend that hardly existed few years back. Since the year began, a few young Nigerians…

Mazi Emeka June 27, 2016

‘We should apologise to gays, women and exploited children’ – Pope Francis

Pope Francis has said the church should apologise to gays, women, children exploited for labour and other minorities for the role the church played in oppressing them. The Pope stated…

Mazi Emeka May 30, 2016

How Olumide Makanjuola is carrying the cross for LGBTs in Nigeria

“Why would anyone choose to be gay in a heteronormative society like ours? Do you think if gay people had a choice they will not change their sexual orientation?” Olumide…

March 2, 2014

British man pleads for gay Ugandan partner after their SEX tape is leaked (PICTURED)

by Adeola Balogun The crackdown on homosexuals in Uganda has continued to attract attention around the country with the list of the country's most popular gays being published in a…

February 13, 2014

Opinion: The law of God is against homosexuality

by Olukayode Thomas In Leviticus 20:13, God commanded, “If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be…

February 7, 2014

Opinion: The acceptance of Homosexuality in our culture is far from a reality

by Oke Epia A swift reaction came from Ambassador Samantha Power, the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations and a member of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet, who took…

January 23, 2014

Caught in the act: Native doctor arraigned for raping a man in Benue

by 'Jola Sotubo A man said to be a native doctor in Benue has been arrested on suspicion of sodomy and homosexuality. Tarvhi Nyitse, 30, was arraigned yesterday before a…