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Opinion Pieces 6 Comments

FROM THE FENCE TO THE ROOFTOP

FOREWORD: It is Ally Week, and during this period, we will be reading stuff penned by Nigerian LGBTQ allies. This very first piece is written by a social media force

The Happenings 6 Comments

Homophobic Baker Denied Service by Photographer On “Moral Grounds”

For some reason, it seems that during the fight for equality, Christian bakers have the biggest cross to bear when it comes to LGBTQ inclusion. We’ve seen numerous cases of

The Happenings 1 Comment

Netflix’s perfect clapback at homophobe disgusted over gay love story in show ‘Elite’

Sometimes it feels like the LGBTI community can never have nice things. Netflix gives us a gay storyline in new drama, Elite, and already it’s got homophobes riled up. The

Our Stories 48 Comments

THE LIE THAT IS “I AM IN A RELATIONSHIP”

As a corps member serving in Abuja, not much had changed in my life, compared to the introverted life I led in Lagos. My interactions with the gay community didn’t

Kito Stories 5 Comments

Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold

I grew up in a home that may as well have been a prison where the only chance we got to experience the world outside was when we went to

Our Stories 6 Comments

Your Coming Out Should Be Their Loss, Not Yours

To commemorate the National Coming Out Day, which is today October 11, here is something from a KDian.   I never really had that coming out moment with the expected

Fiction 4 Comments

The Desired Touch

The week I found out that I’d gotten a random woman from a forgettable one-night stand pregnant was the most stressful week I’d had in years. I was in the

The Happenings 9 Comments

People Are Suggesting Hilarious Titles for the ‘Call Me by Your Name’ Sequel

The film’s director said the title couldn’t be Call Me by Your Name Two, so fans took matters into their own hands.   Academy Award-winning, gay coming-of-age film Call Me

Our Stories 37 Comments

CHASING ROGUE (Part 2)

Previously on CHASING ROGUE… *** The above was the exchange that took place right as I was about to board a bus back to Aguda. As we texted back and

Our Stories 22 Comments

CHASING ROGUE

I started doing some contract work for a publishing firm in Yaba, and since the commute from where I live is murder, I had to temporarily move in with a