Archive

Our Stories 12 Comments

THE HOLY SPIRIT SAID YOU SHOULD STOP

I went to church for the first time in years earlier this year because my mother wouldn’t let me be. The mass I attended was that of January when, as

The Happenings 1 Comment

Queer Twitter reacts to Tweet about Gay Men and Heteronormativity

On April 4, a Twitter netizen who goes by the handle @BoNgAnI45481479 tweeted his exasperation over the type of men he dates. “I want a bottom that knows that he’s

Our Stories 9 Comments

LOVE CANNOT AFFORD TO BE BLIND (Justice Is Served)

Last year, I told a story (HERE and HERE) about how I trusted the wrong person and paid dearly for it. The person I trusted was Taiwo Olakunle Balogun, the

Dear KD 2 Comments

The Proposal: Two Queer Men And A Queer Woman Are Looking For Partners

I am writing this to make a public request for a co-parent. I am a queer Yoruba man in my early thirties living in Lagos State. I am financially stable,

Fiction 16 Comments

THE FOOL

You are lying naked on your bed, watching the latest season of Elite from your phone and thinking about how their pathetic love and sex lives looked just like your

Our Stories 17 Comments

I MET A BABY GAY

I met a Baby Gay today. I didn’t know those species existed in these modern times of teenage exploration and the world being a global village. But there he was

Series (Non-Fiction) 12 Comments

DON’T CALL ME BIGGIE (Episode 2)

Previously on Don’t Call Me Biggie… * As we walked to Dayo’s car, multiple emotions ran through my head. I am a Single Pringle that prays to God – Yes,

The Happenings 1 Comment

The Third ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Movie Finally Addresses Dumbledore’s Sexuality — nearly 15 years after J.K. Rowling first revealed he’s gay

In 2007, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling made a remark that would echo in the franchise’s fandom for years to come. Speaking at Carnegie Hall that year, she said that

Series (Non-Fiction) 14 Comments

DON’T CALL ME BIGGIE

After reading Dubem’s BIG AND BEAUTIFUL?, I felt inspired to tell the stories on my personal experiences as a plus-sized man in our community.   Man: Dayo (not real name)

Series (Non-Fiction) 7 Comments

THE HOOK-UP STORY (The Text And The Sex I Will Never Forget)

Have you ever been sexually active, just hooking up with guys and believing you’ve had all there is to have in sex – and then, you hook up with someone