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#PrideMonth: The Sacristy, Sex and Sexuality; A personal essay on self-acceptance
By Marian Nwakolo Growing up, I was the child who dragged her parents to school to fight the management for making me an assistant class monitor while a boy was…
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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…
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Cross-dressers may be paving the way to a more sexuality-tolerant Nigeria
The conservative nature of the Nigerian society leaves little or no room for non-binary debates to get to a positive end. We have rigid constructs that define what clothes, shoes,…
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Fluid sexuality is real and we may have more bisexuals than we know
“We inhabit a world in which we tend to put labels on each other and expect that we will then march through life wearing them” - Nick Webb, Author. The…
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#YNaijaNonBinary: It’s International Female Orgasm Day!
"Well-cum" to the official international female orgasm day. No, this is not a joke. There's a valid law out there that recognizes this day and advocates that women dedicate it…
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#YNaijaNonBinary: Feminism from the margins
A few months ago, at a commemorative event for the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Conference, I introduced myself to a room full of Nigerian feminists aged 18 to 80…
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Is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints about to become Nigeria’s first gay friendly church?
If there is anything the body of Christ in Nigeria is well known for, it is their vehement rejection of persons on the LGBT spectrum. This manifests in many ways,…
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#YNaijaEssays: Will Nigerian entertainment ever grow up?
It has been 89 years since the world’s first television broadcast. It may not have looked like the future then, with its grainy images and limited reception, but the small box…
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Bryan Okwara’s clapback at this troll on his sexuality will leave you rooting for him
I live on celebrity clapbacks on social media. More often than not, they show a side to celebrities that reminds us that they are humans. But clapbacks are an art…
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How Bobrisky became more visible and disruptive
While some won't see Bobrisky as their cup of tea, the cultural omnipresence the Snapchat star has reached in the last few years is, indeed, noteworthy. Bob's social media popularity,…
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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…
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The Sexuality Blog: Gay conversion therapy is happening in Africa and it is horrible
Of course gay conversion therapy is happening in Africa. The belief that homosexuality is some sort of perversion that can either be beaten, or coerced out of a person, through…
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The Sexuality Blog: Chude Jideonwo is headlining this year’s Human Rights, Sexuality and The Law Summit
The Human Rights, Sexuality and The Law Summit organized by The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERS) and the Equality Hub is slated to be the most important event this year…
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The Sexuality Blog: Ezekiel Mutua threatens to ban the Disney channel because of its LGBT friendly show “Andi Mack”
At this point you can almost depend on the Kenyan director of the Kenyan Film Classification Board, KFCB to be in the news for all the wrong reasons. This time…
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[The Sexuality Blog] Instablog9ja just confirmed the gender fluidity we knew always existed in Nigeria
Popular gossip page, Instablog9ja, an Instagram account distinguished for its use of private lives and controversial updates as fodder to stir up hypocritical Nigerians into a blood lust whenever its…
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[The Sexuality Blog] Finally, we are taking the gay talk to church
It's striking to see conversations about #sexuality and #faith come up in important spaces - and key that we participate. — TIERs (@TIERsNigeria) September 25, 2017 This is probably…
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[The Sexuality Blog] How a Bi Visibility day will benefit everyone (yes, straight people too)
At this point you must have come across a story or ‘scandal’ that goes something like this: a man or woman formerly presumed to be happily married to their spouse…
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[The Sexuality Blog] German authorities just shut down an 87,000 member child pornography site and arrested its owner
BREAKING: German authorities shut down child pornography site with 87,000 members and arrest its administrator — The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) July 6, 2017 So this just happened. According to news…
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The Sexuality Blog: Lagos has a Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team, and you should use it
Over the weekend, a girl I know had her mobile devices, laptop and tablet seized by her mother. I have tried frantically to reach her since then, and have found…
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“Transgender women are transgender women” | Chimamanda breaks the internet again (WATCH)
by Dolapo Adelana Nigerian-born author Chimamanda Adichie, in an interview with UK’s Channel 4 shared her thoughts on transgender women. Speaking, she said transgender women cannot equate their experiences with…
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[The Sexuality Blog] Back To Basics: Let’s talk about consent
While we've always known Nigeria has a big, big problem with sex. We misunderstand it as a concept and misappropriate it as an activity, and then we wonder why we…
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2,252 rape cases recorded in Lagos in 2 years
by Dolapo Adelana The Mirabel Sexual Assault Centre in Lagos, said it received no fewer than 2,252 rapes cases in two years and seven months, The Punch reports According to the…
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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…
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The Sexuality Blog: Not all men who have sex with men are gay…
Ever heard of the term gay-for-pay? What about MSM? People are slowly coming to terms with the fact that straight is not the only sexual orientation there is out there,…
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The Sexuality Blog: Have you ever stopped to wonder why people are born ‘straight’?
Nigerians everywhere are slowly coming to terms with the reality that not everyone is heterosexual. That first sentence is phrased that way deliberately because in discussions here about sexuality, one thing…
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‘I only acted as a govt. spokesperson,’ Reuben Abati explains role in passage of anti-gay law
Dr. Reuben Abati, the former Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan today explained his role in the signing of the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act into law in 2014 saying…
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#HumanRight2016: TIERs partners Y!/YNaija.com to hold discussion conference on human rights
The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) in partnership with Y!/YNaija.com will hold a discussion conference themed: Human Rights, Sexuality and the Law on December 14, 2016 at Four Points by Sheraton,…
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The Sexuality Blog: A tale of 2 lesbian blackmails and the continuous rooting for ‘hate crimes’
When victimhood of a hate crime is raised to the level of being honourable, is it okay for some people to decide that shaming said hate crime to support the…
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What exactly is Denrele Edun?
Bit of a rocky start we have here. “What is Denrele Edun?” No one asks that. Not if they are sub-Saharan African (thanks CNN Africa). Actually, no one asks that;…
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You can stop worrying about Denrele’s sexuality now
by Chinwe Okafor If there is one thing Denrele has enjoyed over the years, it is the attention that accompanied his sexuality and the curiosity over it. Everybody wanted to…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy