Opinion Pieces
Stop Normalizing Homophobia (The Importance of Language)
Language is a very important tool — for communication, for advocacy, for oppression. I think it’s a fairly popular thing to say that language is important, at least in some
Opinion: So About Dwight Howard And His Accuser
I have a lot of unsettling feelings over the story surrounding Masin Elijè’s claims that a secret intimate relationship with NBA star Dwight Howard ultimately led to Elijè facing imminent
Opinion: The Stress From The Speculation Of Shawn Mendes’ Sexuality Is Another Consequence of Femmephobia
Shawn Mendes, like early 2000s Lindsay Lohan, is tired of rumors startin’. In a lengthy profile released Monday in Rolling Stone, Mendes opened up about anxiety, his love of weed
“It Is One Of The Oldest Campaign Strategies Ever.” Nigerian, Ijeoma Chinonyerem, Says Of Banky W’s Voters Card Collection Situation
Ijeoma Chinonyerem is no stranger to Kito Diaries. She penned her thoughts regarding the LGBT activism during Ally Week, and as someone who is usually outspoken, she is speaking again
It Is Not Only Possible But Common For A Gay Man To Not Like Anal Sex
Anal sex has become conflated with the male gay or bisexual experience — so much so that the top-vs-bottom question is often the first talking point in Grindr chats. So
Opinion: Are Anti-Gay Witch Hunts Really Protecting ‘African Values’?
Homophobia, not homosexuality, is a western import to Africa. On October 29, governor of Tanzania’s largest city Dar-es-Salaam, Paul Makonda, announced that he formed an anti-gay unit to hunt
Opinion: LGBT Cinema Still Needs More Happy Endings
A drag queen dies of cancer. A closeted gay man chooses a loveless marriage over a man he loves. An older lesbian woman returns from a brief, joyful sojourn to
Opinion: Relax, Gays, Hell is Going To Be Lit!
At three years old, I learned about Hell. Since then, I had a clear image of what that unholy place was; a dark dungeon that burned with the heat of
Opinion: Coming Out Can Be Lonely
Queer people learn all the lessons our heterosexual counterparts learn and then some; not because we want to be burdened with extra work, but simply as a consequence of our
Opinion: Why Gay Men Need Straight Friends Too
We often hear that straight people need educating about what’s going on in the LGBT community. There’s a constant narrative about what we can do to widen our heteronormative society’s
