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Homosexuality Is NOT Comparable To Rape. But a Nigerian Gay Man doesn’t seem to get this

One of the problems that the queer community faces in the fight against homophobia is having to check the narrative that homosexuality is not comparable to violent crimes. Homophobes are

The Happenings 1 Comment

The Equality Hub launches online merchandise store, intends to donate 10% of proceeds to the “Be A Rainbow Project”

The Equality Hub has announced the launch of its official online merchandise store, EH Online Store, in a move that marks the celebration of Pride month in Nigeria. It provides

Series (Fiction) 8 Comments

LIVING GAY IN UNILAG (Episode 2)

Previously on LIVING GAY IN UNILAG… * For a fleeting moment, I stood, frozen in shock. How did Sharon know? Had she noticed something? I had to stifle an urge

Kito Stories 5 Comments

You Could Be Minding Your Business And A Homophobe Will Come After You

Someone once observed after reading a kito story here: “These days, we aren’t even going out there, looking for trouble. These days, you could just be on your own and

Our Stories 18 Comments

THE AFTERMATH

You’ve read the stories. We Are Here: The Attack. We Are Here: The Hunt. We Are Here: The Retribution. And I was a survivor of the experience. In the stories,

The Happenings 7 Comments

Simi gets called out on Twitter for her hypocrisy regarding the recognition of human rights

In March, Simi came out on her Youtube show, Stoopid Sessions, to reveal how homophobic she is and her absolute disregard for people based on their sexual orientation. “[Homosexuality] just

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This ‘ex-gay’ preacher believes that coronavirus was sent by God to cancel Pride parades

A Christian ‘ex-gay’ preacher is “giving thanks to God for coronavirus” because it caused the cancellation of Pride. Rosaria Butterfield, who identified as a lesbian before converting to Christianity and

Kito Stories 13 Comments

HER KITO STORY (EDITION 2)

During the second week of lockdown in Lagos, I was added to a lesbian WhatsApp group by a friend. For awhile, there were discussions about healthcare and business going on

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Lady Gaga’s “Rain on Me” is here, and Gay Twitter is at war

It’s been less than a week since Lady Gaga released her latest single, Rain on Me, featuring Ariana Grande, and already the song has been streamed over 10.2 million times

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Zambian president pardons imprisoned gay couple, told apologise to US ambassador who was kicked out for defending gay rights

President of Zambia Edgar Lungu is facing calls to apologise to the US ambassador who was expelled from the country for defending an imprisoned gay couple. Ambassador Daniel Foote was