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Series (Fiction) 23 Comments

TWISTS AND STONES (Episode 4)

There’s a knock. The door opens. Seconds later, I find myself staring at black gleaming boots. But before I can bring myself to ascertain if this is a friend or

The Happenings 22 Comments

The Lingering Questions About Steve Harvey’s Miss Universe Disaster

Originally published on chicagotribune.com It’s been a couple of days since Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez was awkwardly forced to remove her Miss Universe crown and give it to Miss Philippines

The Happenings 26 Comments

French politician fined €5,000 for saying ‘homosexuality is an abomination’

A former leader of a French political party has been fined €5,000 ($5,470; £3,686) for ‘publicly inciting hatred or violence’ against LGBTI people. A court in Paris on Thursday (17

The Happenings 26 Comments

Adele Speaks About Her Reaction If Her Son Is Gay

‘He makes me so proud of myself, and he makes me like myself so much. And I’ve always liked myself. I’ve never not liked myself. I don’t have hang-ups like

Series (Non-Fiction) 82 Comments

RANTINGS OF A RANDOM (Gay) NIGERIAN (Entry 36)

I had just been called up for a meeting in Lagos, a meeting that I wasn’t exactly excited about. Where I work, they have a culture of throwing single people

Our Stories 25 Comments

I KILLED A SPIDER

As a final-year student of History, my project fieldwork was set in my village. So I had to travel down there to get the work done. I got home after

Editor's Desk 14 Comments

8 Standout Performances in TV for 2015

Originally published on out.com This year was undoubtedly a packed year for scripted LGBT content. From Netflix to ABC, queer stories permeated every corner of TV. Of course, there were

Series (Fiction) 27 Comments

Those Awkward Moments: Episode 24 (Christmas Special)

Harmattan in Lagos wasn’t as pronounced as it was in other less populated urbanities in Nigeria. But that morning, I woke up shivering from the icy weather that had descended

Our Stories 21 Comments

A Yuletide Message To The LGBT Community and Those Who Love Them

Originally published on johnpavlovitz.com As much as what we believe matters, sometimes saying what we believe often matters even more. I believe that a person’s gender identity and sexual orientation

Poetry 23 Comments

A Man Like You

I met a boy today somewhere Down the strait, he smelt of sea salt His eyes sparkled like the sunset Trapped in stones of fire * I met a man