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A Prayer From Chinelo Okparanta’s ‘Under The Udala Trees’

I just finished reading the riveting novel by Chinelo Okparanta. And after a story that filled me at once with sadness and hope, here’s the segment of the book that

Fiction 20 Comments

FATHER, FORGIVE ME, FOR I HAVE SINNED

Writer’s Word: This is a work of fiction and I do not, in any way, support pedophilia. 7: 38 pm The light from the laptop screen plastered my shadow against

Poetry 2 Comments

TO BE GAY

To be gay is not a wound it is not a sore to be covered or a shrine of the afflicted to be looked upon with pity it is not

The Happenings 7 Comments

Airline investigating man who watched gay porn and jerked off under a blanket during transatlantic flight

An airline is investigating after a man allegedly watched gay porn and masturbated under a blanket during a transatlantic flight. KLM is taking action after a traveler from Dublin, who

Series (Non-Fiction) 13 Comments

HEALTH CENTRE: To PrEP Or Not To PrEP

So the other day, I was seeing a serodiscordant couple when the issue of PrEP came up. Before I continue, allow me to clarify what PrEP and a serodiscordant couple

Fiction 3 Comments

THE THRESHOLD

I was born on a cold dreary September morning. My mother would sometimes tell me in that way people tell stories they have forgotten they’ve told a hundred times about

Our Stories 7 Comments

THE ROAD TO SELF DISCOVERY

‘’Mimi! Mimi!” my aunt called from her bedroom. I was in the sitting room, watching Power Puff Girls. “Yes, aunty!” I screamed and ran out of the room to her.

Fiction 14 Comments

Short Story: Help! My Husband Is Gay!

Originally published on harryitie.com * “Help! My husband is gay!!!” That is the message Sister Sade sent to our Church WhatsApp Group. The message is followed by a series of

The Happenings 3 Comments

Broadway actor Andy Mientus claps back at biphobic Instagram troll

It all began innocently enough, as these things often do. Andy Mientus, a Broadway performer (who also plays the baddie in The Flash) posted an Instagram pic of himself holding

The Happenings 4 Comments

‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Jacob Anderson says people think he’s really castrated

Grey Worm, the handsome – but castrated – warrior, is one of the longest surviving warriors on Game of Thrones. But the actor who plays him – 26-year-old Jacob Anderson