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Zimbabwean school teacher’s coming out unleashes a furious outcry

A Zimbabwean high school teacher has triggered a furore after coming out to students and parents as gay to pre-empt a newspaper story that would have outed him. Neal Hovelmeier,

Editor's Desk 18 Comments

Waka Pass Diaries (Who Is The Homo?)

September 25 We had very tumultuous sex on Saturday night, the kind that didn’t quit till Sunday morning, with brief rest periods in between. Then at some point in the

Our Stories 21 Comments

TODAY IS THAT DAY

I am in my room upstairs. The semester is just beginning and the hostel is eerily quiet because many students are yet to resume. It is raining outside and the

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“We Did It Finally.” Newlywed Lord Mountbatten declares following the First Ever Gay Royal Family Wedding

The first ever gay royal wedding has taken place, in a landmark moment for the British aristocracy. Lord Ivar Mountbatten, the Queen’s third cousin once removed, wed his partner James

Fiction 21 Comments

Seeing Without Knowing

I’d known I was getting a new neighbor the moment the “for rent” sign disappeared from the townhouse next to mine. However, it was about two and a half weeks

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‘Rafiki’ gets sold out after Kenya lifts ban on Oscar-considered film

The lesbian-themed film, which was banned in Kenya, has sold out all its planned sessions after a court temporarily suspended the ban. Rafiki became the first Kenyan film to screen

Our Stories 9 Comments

Nollywood And The Homosexual Nigerian

I came out to my colleague some weeks ago. From the first day we met, we had a connection, and that connection quickly led to a fast friendship. She studied

Series (Non-Fiction) 27 Comments

DEAR STRAIGHT PEOPLE (Episode 3)

Dear Straight People It is those of you who are Catholics that I want to speak to today. In my aunt’s house, I had to go to church every Sunday

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What You Advocate For Is Both Personal And Public

Ever since Bisi Alimi posted his “response” to all the outrage caused by his Facebook post, I’ve been getting stormed by people who want to know what I have to