Tag "Internalized Homophobia"
About Religion, Ultimatums, And Gay Relationships
I had some thoughts on the story, The Love That Wasn’t Meant To Be. First, I think it is not ideal to manage a relationship by the means of an
Dancing The Mad Dance With Mr. Right-Now
They say those whom the gods want to destroy, they first make mad. I’d never taken any meaning to that saying until I met Ephraim. Our brief rela-fuck-ship of a
IBK’s JOURNAL (Entry 24)
August 19 Hey guys! It’s been a while. How y’all deewing? It’s been a fantastic week (end) for me. After exams, I headed right on over to Pookie’s and although
Hangman’s Noose
Was it the times I took my bucket to fetch water at the tap? Or when I would queue up on the bathing line waiting patiently for my turn to
FLOWERS ON HIS HEAD
The first time you heard the word ‘Grindr’ was on a series on the telly. One of the gay characters had used it to meet up with a boy, after
TO LOSE WHAT YOU NEVER HAD
This story happened about 13 years ago when I started boarding school. I’d just transferred from a different school and would be resuming in my new school in JSS3. There
So Apparently Kito Diaries Was Established To Deceive Y’all
Behold, the power of internalized homophobia!
RANTINGS OF A RANDOM (Gay) NIGERIAN (Entry 69)
On a beautiful Wednesday, I was at home enjoying a quiet evening with Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing (totally recommending that book, guys), when my friend called me. After the typical exchange
YOU WITH THE DISEASE
Does he feel the need to be extra-masculine? Is he so conscious of looking too fashion-forward? “I for don relax my hair today but e go look somehow.” Does he
WHEN GOD CALLS
You turned off the spigot and looked into the steaming pool of water in the bathtub that shone bright-white from a religious and painstaking scrub with bleach. You dipped the
