By Yinka Seth My brother came home one day, worry etched on his face. His face was a pimpled mess as he was just going through the hormonal imbalance that comes with being a 14-year-old in the throes of puberty. ‘Mummy, Peter is gay,’ he says shoving yet another morsel of eba into the abyss... Read More

#PrideMonth, Loving in Colour, Queer Nigerians

June 23, 2021

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#PrideMonth: Validating queer love in the ‘closet’

Amplifying LGBTQ voices have been part of YNaija’s content ethos since 2017. And with this year’s Pride themed as Loving in Colour: A Celebration of Queer Love for our Pride Month special, we recognise yet again the necessity for LGBTQ+ people to exist in a world where they aren’t harmed or discriminated against for who... Read More

Non-binary Blog

coming out, LGBTQ Nigerians, pride month, Queer closet, Queer Love, Queer Nigerians, SSMPA

April 23, 2021

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This HBO doc celebrating queerness in Nigeria is heading to the Tribeca Film Festival

The Tribeca Film Festival has returned for 2021. Cancelled last year due to coronavirus pandemic, the festival this year has announced its feature film lineup to celebrate its 20th anniversary, with live in-person events at outdoor venues across New York. The features program will include 66 films from 81 filmmakers from across 23 different countries.... Read More

The Media Blog

Ayodeji Otuyelu, Edafe Okporo, Giselle Bailey, HBO documentary, James Brown Obialor, LGBTQ Nigerians, Micheal Ighadaro, Nneka Onuorah, Olaide Kayode, Queer Nigerians, The Legend of the Underground, Tribeca 2021, Tribeca Film Festival

March 10, 2021

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What the #ENDSARS movement can learn from protests in Myanmar and its LGBTQ inclusion

Last year’s protests against police brutality, under the banner of the #ENDSARS movement, pushed against several injustices and human rights violations experienced by Nigerians. Commended for its decentralised organising framework, it called for participation and solidarity unless you are a member of the LGBTQ community of course. And this was what marred a protest movement... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

#EndSARS movement, LGBTQ Nigerians, Myanmar protests, Queer Nigerians

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

January 12, 2021

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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)

October 15, 2020

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#QueerNigerianLivesMatter: Here’s why Mathew Blaise’s video chanting “Queer Lives Matter” is iconic

by Adewale Alabi In the midst of ‘chaos’, history can be made. This was proven by the brave, young Nigerian, Mathew Blaise who has played an active part in the #EndSARS/#EndSWAT protest. Unlike other protesters who mainly speak out to call for an end to police brutality, Mathew specifically speaks out on the injustice meted... Read More

Non-binary Blog

#NigerianLivesMatter, #QueerNigerianLivesMatter, Mathew Blaise, Queer Nigerians

October 14, 2020

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#QueerNigerianlivesmatter: Queer Nigerians should not also be afraid of fellow ‘peaceful’ protesters

The #EndSARS protest which has swept through the nation was triggered by the cultural brutality, extortion and murderous nature of officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). So it is not out of place for the protest to be seen as a fight for the police to respect the basic human rights of young Nigerians.... Read More

Dating apps are no longer safe spaces for Queer Nigerians

In March 2020, a story of how Utali Ekwensu, a queer man was brutally killed in Nanka, Anambra sent shock waves through the Nigerian queer community. According to the vanguard, the victim met one Chukwuebuka Nwankwo on facebook where they started chatting and eventually decided to meet up for a hookup in exchange for 20,000.... Read More

Non-binary Blog

dating apps, non-binary, Queer Nigerians, violence

July 7, 2020

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#YNaijaNonBinary: A roll call for queer Nigerians was made and magic happened

In a tweet that has since garnered over twenty-two thousand likes, four thousand two hundred retweets, and over seven hundred comments, tweeter user @vincentdesmond_ made a tweet calling for a queer Nigerian thread. In response, the queers got in formation, shut down the homophobes that tried creeping in, and showed everyone a community made up... Read More

Non-binary Blog

#YNaijaNonBinary, Nigerian queer thread, Queer, Queer Nigerians, Safe Space

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#PrideMonth: Validating queer love in the ‘closet’

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Dating apps are no longer safe spaces for Queer Nigerians

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