At the beginning of the journey to go meet his year-long virtual friend, Ahmed, 24-year-old student, was apprehensive about the possible worst-case scenario that could happen by the end of it – he could be dead in a ditch somewhere with no one aware of the whereabouts of his mangled corpse. He had a name... Read More

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February 13, 2021

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Angola’s criminalisation of homophobia is a homegrown template for African nations

There is no defense beyond a myopic understanding of the two imperialist imported Abrahamic faiths – Christianity and Islam, for the harmful laws against gay people. Read More

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africa, angola, anti-gay law, gay rights, Nigeria Gay Rights, Same-Sex Prohibition Act (SSMPA)

January 22, 2021

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‘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

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Doyin Okupe, gay, homosexual, homosexuality, Laws against homosexual activity, nigeria, Same-Sex Prohibition Act (SSMPA), SSMPA

January 6, 2021

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Where the gays gather and it is holy

For 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 family on the second week of December and ends when school and work resume fully in the second week of January, is easily Ace’s biggest... Read More

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christmas, Homophobia, LGBT rights, LGBTQ+ people living in Nigeria, Matthew Blaise, Queer, Same-Sex Prohibition Act (SSMPA)