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Opinion: What Does Being a “Power Bottom” Really Mean?

“Tops fuck bottoms, but power bottoms fuck tops.”  – Originally published on NewNowNext.com   As queer people, we’ve all heard the term “power bottom.” Its usage implies a superior bottom

The Happenings 2 Comments

“What’s The Best Part About Coming Out?” Marley Santana Has An Answer For That

The African American community is largely homophobic. Reasons for this include the image young, black males are expected to convey in the public sphere, that homosexuality is seen as antithetical

Series (Non-Fiction) 20 Comments

Eez Positive I Positive! I No Kill Person! (Episode 2)

My uncle, Mother’s younger brother, visited. It was a weekend in December. Frankly, I could have done without his presence. I was having enough trouble with Mother and my sister

The Happenings 3 Comments

About The Gay Fairytale That Has Been Lost For 200 Years

Originally published on Forbes   It’s long been presumed by many folklorists that heroic LGBTQ characters didn’t exist–because when they were told from generation to generation, being queer was a

Kito Stories 11 Comments

Kito Alert: Kito Perpetrators Use Young, Good-looking, Actually Homosexual Boys As The Face Of Their Operations

In the past couple of weeks, we have gotten two kito reports that follow the same style; one in Kano and the other in Lagos. The Lagosian operation used a

Our Stories 13 Comments

HE TRIED IT

The chat on Grindr lacked chemistry. It was enough reason for me not to further our interaction beyond an online space. But sometimes, you never know. He was consistent in

Kito Stories 10 Comments

Kito Alert: The Homophobic Nigerian Men Who Say Gay Men Are Rushing Them

A KDian who is a member of an Igbo Rants Facebook group recently volunteered information regarding some would-be (or perhaps already) kito perpetrators in the group. Because life as a

The Happenings 0 Comments

The Drama Surrounding Jeffree Star And His New Boyfriend Continues With Accusations Of Cheating and Homophobia

Jeffree Star took to Instagram this week to post a photo with what was seemingly his new boyfriend. The picture showed Jeffree sitting on man’s lap wearing a full Louis

Series (Non-Fiction) 8 Comments

THE NEW NORMAL (The World Is My Oyster)

“Ninety-three thousand naira… Hmmm…” I was staring silently at the first invoice for chemo, and I was a little dazed. “I hear chemotherapy can be expensive,” Hawk said. “But are

The Happenings 10 Comments

Beauty Guru Jeffree Star Posts About His New Boyfriend And The Internet Immediately Unearths His Identity, Outing Him

Jeffree Star and his long term boyfriend, Nathan Schwandt, broke up eight months ago, much to the shock of fans online. And it would seem as though the beauty guru