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Giovanni Melton
November 10, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Giovanni Melton: What kind of monster kills his son for being gay?

Giovanni Melton had always known he was gay. His sexuality wasn’t something he could hide either, and much younger than many people, Melton decided to live his truth. His father, a former Airline pilot was so incensed that his teenage son would choose to live publicly as a gay person that he began to threaten... Read More
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Sex trade
November 10, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: This PBS report puts a human face on the victims of the Nigeria/Italy sex trade

According to reports, there are literally no families in Edo state that have not been directly affected the Edo/Italy trafficking-sex trade. That means there are literally no indigenous families from Edo who do not either have someone or know someone who was/is directly involved in forced sex work in Europe. For those of us whose... Read More
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transgender lawmaker
November 10, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: America just elected its first transgender lawmaker

What a difference a year can make. It has been approximately a year since President Donald Trump was elected into office by a vast majority of white comfortable-in-skin men and women who it seems were afraid of losing some of their influence and privilege, and have to be seen as equal to people of colour and... Read More
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Senegal
November 8, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Senegal’s abortion laws are causing a rise in infanticide

It is naive to think that the restrictive laws we impose on the bodies and sexualities of women do not have far reaching consequences on our societies. The majority of issues we cover on the sexuality blog, even issues that do not directly affect women can often be traced back to women’s right issues, particularly... Read More
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Ezekiel Mutua
November 7, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Ezekiel Mutua thinks lions learnt homosexuality from television and other Africanisms

“Africa is a country.” It seems since African countries started to wrest independence from European colonialists, we have struggled just as hard to redress the indifference with which they dismiss us. To the West, Africa is an amorphous whole, comprised of people whose only distinguishing feature is their dark skin and their perceived ignorance. Our... Read More
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Egypt, Doaa Salah
November 5, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: Egypt just sentenced a TV host to jail for speaking about premarital pregnancy

It is incredible the lengths we will go to on the African continent to uphold a dubious status quo and pretend that life isn’t really happening outside of religious and social beliefs and expectations. All across the continent we hear ridiculous stories of people being punished for choosing to speak plainly and honestly about sexual... Read More
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October 21, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Hon. Gudaji thinks family planning has no place in Islam, but we disagree

It’s a rare skill, to be able to continually put your foot in your mouth, when you speak publicly. Rare as it is, it is also quite embarrassing when you are a lawmaker of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, chosen by citizens of his state to represent their interests and fight for the best possible... Read More
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October 6, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] This is a coming out story you’ll definitely want to read

It’s not very often that we have the opportunity to tell a coming out story here on the Sexuality Blog. It’s even rarer when the person coming out is a man, is Nigerian and a Christian to boot. Yet this is exactly what happened a few weeks ago when British Nigerian, @AdeThePhilosoph came out on... Read More
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September 23, 2017

[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 of the opposite sex is unexpectedly revealed to be having an illicit affair outside his/her marriage. But the kicker is, this person is having an... Read More
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September 23, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Watch the ‘gay’ side of life in Nigeria according to Batta Box

Nigerian Vox Pop site, Batta Box is known for tackling a number of controversial issues, often usually revolving around sex and sexuality. Recently they put out a new ‘documentary’ video where they interview young homosexual men about their “journey in homosexuality”. Considering the ‘shock and awe’ tactics with which vox pop sites in Nigeria handle... Read More
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September 20, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Are you kidding with this ‘Kevin Hart was raped’ conspiracy theory?

So, months after refusing to directly address a rumour supported by a TMZ video that Kevin Hart was cheating on his very pregnant second wife Eniko, over the weekend, Kevin Hart via Instagram, tendered a warning veiled as an apology to his wife and children at the woman who was trying to blackmail him with... Read More
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August 9, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] We are happy M.I. is finally taking a stand on gay rights

Rapper and record label executive M.I Abaga recently started a podcast called ‘Middle Ground’, a non-conventional talk podcast he runs with April Maey where they just volley thoughts about any and everything. The first episode was a bit of a miss, and we spoke at length on here about how his reasoning was dangerous for... Read More
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August 4, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] What’s the point of a Sexual Violence Response Team when you’ll still parade people accused of sexual crimes?

The Lagos state government under Babatunde Fashola had its problems, but it managed some semblance of uniformity in the policies it proposed and implemented. Akinwunmi Ambode’s Lagos State, however, cannot seem to make up its mind or stand unequivocally on anything – policy related, the rights of citizens, following the rule of law – nothing.... Read More
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August 2, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Aren’t we tired of equating sex and sexual minorities with HIV?

This morning on Twitter, the conversation – as it is wont to – roved on to sexual minorities. Trans people in particular, have been the focus on many twitter arguments, no thanks to President Donald Trump’s new law that bans the sexual minority from serving in the United States Army. This morning’s conversation however, was... Read More
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July 28, 2017

After years of shaming how other women dress, Azadeh Namdari, the Iranian presenter, gets a taste of her medicine

In every country where women are oppressed and seeking equality and emancipation from gender based discrimination, there are always women, often privileged, who choose instead to reinforce the oppression of other women. These women often gain much privilege from publicly being seen to support oppression and use their influence and visibility as a counter point... Read More
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July 26, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Obianuju Ekeocha is the worst kind of woman, one who tries to deny women choice because she doesn’t need it

Do you know who Obianuju Ekeocha is? If you don’t, it is time to get acquainted with her. Obianuju Ekeocha is a pro-life campaigner for the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, is the founder and president of Culture of Life foundation, a self-professed advocate for women has dedicated her life to fighting against... Read More
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July 26, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Grace Ogiehor-Enoma is fighting to keep Nigerian men in America from murdering their wives

Between 2006 and 2008, 10 successful Nigerian nurses were brutally murdered. They were shot, stabbed, beaten to death. These numbers might seem small, but among the Nigerian Association of Nigerian Nurses of North America (NANNNA) those numbers were only the tip of an iceberg that included hundreds of documented and undocumented cases of domestic violence,... Read More
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July 26, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Maybe its time we started asking the church to get rid of its misogyny instead of its homophobia

Last 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, this is an important conversation to have in a country that is predominantly Christian/Muslim and has everything from government policy to food choices influenced or... Read More
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July 24, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Uganda’s youth minister thinks men abandoning their families is the fault of women

The thing about how pervasive and insidious patriarchy is, is that it absolves men of everything, even the most fundamental responsibilities, provided there is a way to make that the fault of women. And it is even more disheartening that ridiculous patriarchal values are often enforced the most viciously on women by other women. The... Read More
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July 24, 2017

PSA: Nigerians, the Internet sees your bigotry, and it never forgets

It 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 Facebook meticulously detailing every graphic fantasy they have about beheading and dismembering ‘homosexuals’. It is even more fascinating when you see Nigerian intellectuals and thought... Read More
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July 24, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] M.I. Abaga thinks R.Kelly grooming teenage girls for sex is ‘excusable’ because they are above the age of consent

So podcasts have become a thing in Nigeria, and we on The Sexuality Blog have even mentioned podcasts like Now “O’ Clock podcast and the We Just Got Back Podcast (WJGB) have used the power of the internet to tackle important questions of sex and sexuality and politics and gender as it affects young people... Read More
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July 17, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Denmark’s new racist policy wants to curb migration, by stopping Africans from ‘breeding’

I honest to goodness wish this headline was clickbait. But sadly, it is not. Last week, Ulla Tornaes the Minister for Development Co-operation of Scandinavian country of Denmark (which is suffering a population decline crisis) announced that the country was going to donate 14 million dollars to the International Fund for Family Planning in Africa.... Read More
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July 15, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] If you’re a woman, not even old age will free you from the misogyny of Nigerians

Just in case you thought Nigeria had left behind its restrictive, misogynistic traditions, think again. In Amauzu Mkpoghoro village, in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, a 60 plus-year-old woman was ‘caught’ having sex with her ‘younger’ lover in the bush. I say ‘caught’ because the ‘younger’ lover was at least in his... Read More
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July 13, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] LGBTQ and need someone to talk to? TIERS is here to help you

As an LGBTQ person in a place like Nigeria where presenting the right public face can be the difference between life and death can be exhausting. Not knowing who to talk to puts an emotional strain on you and increases your risk of developing mental health problems like depression and anxiety. Plus there is all... Read More
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July 13, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Give us safe abortions or just sentence us to death already

A 21-year-old girl died in the most horrible of ways, alone and in silence. She was a student of the Federal College of Education in Pankshin, Plateau and died surrounded by fellow students in whom she couldn’t have confided. Her neighbours only discovered she was dead because she hadn’t left her room in 24 hours... Read More
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July 11, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Half of Americans want a law to force women to take their husband’s surname, and this is not a good thing

It almost feels like since America elected Donald Trump into their presidency, America’s men have begun to chafe at many of the hard-won rights women have fought for since world war one. And if the events of 2017 are anything to go by, we are seeing first-hand proceedings that President Donald Trump has already managed... Read More
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July 11, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Your shoulders are sexual and inappropriate, according to the US Congress

Imagine walking into a room, one of the most important rooms into your entire country. In the very next room is where many of your countries laws are decided. Many of the most important men in your country are gathered. You have all your papers ready, you’ve been preparing for this for months. But just... Read More
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July 8, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Ekemini Uwan of the ‘Truth’s Table’ podcast is asking the hard questions about gender in the Pentecostal Church

It shouldn’t be news to anyone at this point that while the Church has been at the forefront of social justice battles, like racial equality and the emancipation of people from economic slavery, they have remained incredibly stoic on matters of sexuality and gender. Especially gender. The Church has held on to its patriarchal history,... Read More
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