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“The LGBT community now harass police officers.” Civil rights activist and anti-SARS campaigner, Segun Awosanya exposes his bigotry on Twitter

Segun Awosanya is the face and convener of the #EndSARS campaign that took Nigeria, both online and offline, by the storm months ago, and has endured up until Acting President

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“What Do You Think About Opposite Sex Marriage?” The Question About How Heterophobic You Are

Last week, twitter user @cynnerr posted a tweet of the wedding picture of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West with the caption “Opposite sex marriage in the United States. What do

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Kito Alert: POLICE ENTRAPMENT AND YOUR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

There is another technique that the Lagos police have employed in their targeting of gay guys. They catch someone who’s gay and then they use him to lure his friends

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Lessons Learned From ‘She Called Me Woman’ (Final Entry)

LESSON 20 From the chapter, ‘I Convinced Myself I Wasn’t Lesbian’, HA has this to say to us: “Until we become visible, queer people [in Nigeria] will continue to think

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The Piece About How We Are “Here, Queer And Speaking Up”

In one of the world’s most homophobic countries, new generation of writers are writing queer people into existence. In a write-up originally published on African Arguments, writer Munachim Amah talks

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Homophobes and transphobes could face jail time in Australia

People found guilty of threatening or inciting violence against someone based on their gender identity, sexuality, race or religion could get a jail term of up to three years. Intersex

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Hundreds of gay people in Ghana to be “treated” for their homosexuality

Around 400 people will reportedly take part in a gay ‘cure’ therapy forum in Ghana. The attendees, who have all allegedly signed up voluntarily, will receive ‘counseling’ and ‘reformation’ at

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Kevin Spacey’s new movie flops at the box office

Kevin Spacey, who awkwardly came out as a gay man after being accused of sexual assault by actor Anthony Rapp, may have hoped his new movie would save his career.

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The Lie Of “I Love You”

You know what I don’t understand? Guys who are such pathological liars, they lie even when they don’t have to. How is it that you know someone, you both hook

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GRINDR, GAY MEN AND THAT “NA THEM DEY RUSH US” MENTALITY

Some days ago, because I was feeling an itch for sex, I got on my phone and downloaded Grindr. I filled out a profile and waited for someone to slide