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Basketmouth’s Rape Jokes, Uti Nwachukwu’s Misogyny, and the Case of Accountability Catching Up With Nigerian Celebrities

The Delegation of the European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS (EU in Nigeria) recently announced its ambassadors for its Sexual and Gender Based Violence campaign. Among these ambassadors were celebrities

Opinion Pieces 2 Comments

Opinion: “Toxic Femininity” Is As Much Of An Insult To Gay Men As Homophobia

[Originally published on Queerty]   How does Wendy Williams annoy me? Let me count the ways. First, we can start with her bread and butter: passing judgment on dumb celebrities

The Happenings 2 Comments

Throwback To That Moment When People Believe Britney Spears Realized Ryan Seacrest Wasn’t Gay

Ever since Ryan Seacrest stepped out on that “American Idol” stage, people speculated about his sexual orientation. And while it’s really none of our business, many ― including his former

Our Stories 19 Comments

ABOUT BAD PEOPLE TURNING GOOD, AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FORGIVENESS

I once read a story about a man who killed his wife and unborn child. He was a drunk and usually beat his wife. So, a mob came together and

The Happenings 5 Comments

“What’s your business with what happens with consenting adults?” Wole Soyinka takes aim at Homophobia in Nigeria

Turkish novelist and academic, Elif Shafak, sat down with Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka for an episode of Studio B: Unscripted, where the two brilliant minds discussed nationalism, safe spaces, and

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More Twitter Drama As Rhyheim Shabazz Strives To Get His Account Back From A Vindictive Cyberstalker

Several days ago, porn star Rhyheim Shabazz had his Twitter account pulled down due to multiple fake DMCA claims filed against him by a cyberstalker. Well, the situation has been

Our Stories 28 Comments

THE MAN WHO IS NOT MY MAN

That first day, the storm was roaring its disapproval and thundering like my father’s voice raised just before he slams his fist hard on a table or a nearby door,

The Happenings 4 Comments

“I Am Not Lesbian. I Like Men. And I Like The D.” Wendy Williams shoots down news report that she is gay

Wendy Williams is single and ready to mingle, but she made it a point on her show yesterday to say she’s only mingling with men. After having Whitney Houston’s reported

Kito Stories 8 Comments

Kito Alert XLIX

His name is Emmanuel O. Samuel (on Facebook). His numbers are 08057484461 and 09067516187. He resides in Benin, an aspiring hip-hop artiste, and a straight guy who’s out here on

Our Stories 108 Comments

ABOUT TIME (AN OPEN LETTER TO MY COMMUNITY)

The first reason I decided to write this story was because I have been carrying the burden of what I’ve done in my heart for a long time. There is