Conversations: Nigerians react to Bobrisky’s announcement that he isn’t gay

Following the release of Bobrisky’s interview with TV veteran and TW Magazine publisher, Adesuwa Onyenokwe, the internet has been buzzing about Bobrisky’s emphatic reveal that he is not gay. Popular gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi also put out a video on Instagram expressing his annoyance and disappointment that Bobrisky is not in support of gay... Read More

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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 have revealed their new identities without shame or fear. Most of them are men who now identify with the female gender and will stop at... Read More

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July 29, 2016

‘It makes no economic sense to discriminate’ – Ayo Sogunro

The second episode of Untold Facts aired yesterday, Thursday 28 July with host, Moses Omoghena, engaging guests in a discussion focused on the damaging effects of the anti-gay law and other forms of discriminating laws in Nigeria. Guests on this episode were Ijeoma Akwiwu, a legal practitioner, and Ayo Sogunro, a legal practitioner and human rights... Read More

Nigerians get Caitlyn Jenner’s show off DSTV

Popular controversial TV show, “I Am Cait” has been yanked from E! Entertainment AirPlay by Multichoice following incessant complains by Nigerians about the show. ‎In a statement issued on Tuesday, the satellite TV company said it took its decision to take down the show following directives by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). This is in... Read More

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May 31, 2015

Bruce Jenner to have first ever magazine cover as a woman

by Chinwe Okafor And it is on the cover of prestigious Vanity Fair. Bruce Jenner will make his first appearance as a woman on the cover of an upcoming issue of Vanity Fair, according to a new report from People magazine. Citing “an industry source,” People says that famed portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz will shoot the pictorial, Jenner’s first since announcing... Read More

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April 25, 2015

This is the transgender who was stripped and beaten in a Brazilian prison (See Photos)

by Chinwe Okafor Pictures of badly beaten transgender Veronica Bolina by the Brazillian police is fast causing an outrage in the country. Veronica, 25, who was arrested for allegedly attacking her 73 year old neighbour, was beaten up by the police, they disfigured her face, forced her to strip and shaved her head. Even after she was taken... Read More

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July 19, 2014

Move over Agbani: Nigerian transgender, Sahhara wins pageant in the Philippines (LOOK)

by Zara Mustapha Iris Sahhara Henson, a Nigerian transgender who represented the country at a transgender pageant in the Philippines, has emerged the winner. Although many Nigerians did not follow the pageant tagged ‘Super Sireyna’, but that did little to stop a very joyous Sahhara from sharing the news of her win on her Facebook page.... Read More

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September 10, 2013

This is incredible! Meet the German man who has become the first in Europe to give birth to a child

A transgender man is the first in Europe to give birth to a baby after becoming pregnant through a sperm donor. The unidentified man, who was born a woman, delivered the baby boy at home with a midwife in the poor Neukoellin district of Berlin. He insisted on a home birth because he refused to... Read More

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August 11, 2013

Terrible: Transgender teen murdered by mob in Jamaica (PICTURED)

Dwayne Jones was relentlessly teased in high school for being effeminate until he dropped out. His father not only kicked him out of the house at the age of 14 but also helped jeering neighbors push the youngster from the rough Jamaican slum where he grew up. By age 16, the teenager was dead —... Read More

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July 25, 2013

I want to export gay marriage around the world- David Cameron

by Rachel Ogbu British Prime Minister, David Cameron has vowed to ‘export’ gay marriage around the world. Recently, at a party to celebrate the passage of legislation of gay marriage in Britain, he told a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender reception in Downing Street of his personal pride at legalising boasting that Britain was now ‘the best... Read More

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July 22, 2013

Strange love story: 2 transgenders agree to stay celibate until they undergo surgery (PICTURED)

Jamie Eagle and Louis Davies look like any other smitten young couple engaged to be married. But theirs is a love story with a difference, because they are both in the process of undergoing gender reassignment. 20-year-old Jamie Eagle was born a boy and now lives as a women. Her fiancé 25-year-old Louis Davies was... Read More

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May 2, 2013

Opinion: Why I am a straight man in support of gay rights

by Demitri Levantis The term gay is not meant to be hurtful; it is about accepting new things and new people into the mainstream of life. I remember one of my tutors looking at my CV and noticing I’d written for Gay Star News before starting my journalism course and saying: ‘I assume you’re gay.’... Read More

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April 18, 2013

“I’m just trying to live my life” – Amiyah Scott, world’s HOTTEST transgender model tells her story (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

by Chi Ibe Check out Amiyah Scott, she’s probably one of the hottest transgender models around. Yes, Amiyah used to be Arthur Scott. The model, makeup artiste and weaveologist grew up as a male in New York in 1988. She began her transition into a woman at the age of 17 and has since got breast... Read More

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December 26, 2012

#TrueTales: My husband became a woman after 20 years of marriage

The following is an excerpt from the new book “Sex Changes: A Memoir of Marriage, Gender, and Moving On” by Christine Benvenuto. Benvenuto’s husband decided to live as a woman after 20 years of marriage. Many people suffer midlife crises. Men in particular seem to be known for them, known for having them out loud... Read More

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November 28, 2012

Man, 75, who became a woman in gender reassignment wants to be a man again (PHOTOS)

A pensioner is pleading with the UK’s national health service, NHS, to turn her from a woman back into a man, after realising the sex change operation she had 23 years ago was a huge mistake. RAF veteran Gary Norton, 75, underwent a full male to female gender reassignment – but says it left her... Read More

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November 15, 2012

Transgender teen allegedly denied access to men’s room sparking controversy

by Rachel Ogbu James Spencer, 16, a transgender student from Canada has allegedly been barred from using the men’s restroom at school because he was born a girl. His school’s administration denied him access to the school’s facilities and referred him to the fast food restaurant down the street, reports claim. Spencer said later... Read More

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July 24, 2012

Opinion: He or she

by Onome Onodarho Sometime last year I sat down to watch one of my favourite shows on CNN the Piers Morgan tonight show. The guest that night was Chaz Bono formally know as Chastity Bono. He had undergone a sex change transforming from female to male, his reasons “I never felt I was in the... Read More

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July 9, 2012

Photos: Nigerian gay and lesbian activists campaign against anti-same sex laws in London

by Rachel Ogbu Nigerian “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender” LGBTIs in Diaspora against anti-same sex laws made its debut at the World Pride, London. See photos from the event here courtesy Davis Mac-Iyalla.

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