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AT WHAT POINT ARE THE HOMOPHOBIC HURTS OF FAMILY ENOUGH?

“I will love you till the day that I die,” Gabrielle Union’s Inez says to her son, Ellis (played by Jeremy Pope), the 25-year-old who’s just graduated from Marine boot

Dear KD 0 Comments

THE PROPOSAL: Three Queer Men (One Of Them An Arab) And Two Queer Women Are Seeking Partnerships

My name is Adam, I am 29 years old, Arab, Muslim and I live in the UK. I know my nationality is not one you’d expect to read about in

Poetry 1 Comment

Of a Friday Night in Lagos, a Gay Man, His Lover and Afrobeat

Of the seven deadliest sins in my country A man loving another man is the first three.   It’s Friday in Lagos meaning it’s the unholy cocktail traffic, TGIF, Friday

Series (Non-Fiction) 10 Comments

DIARY OF A GAY NIGERIAN IN THE UK (Entry 5)

The Down-Low Men As a queer man who grew up in a very homophobic environment (read Nigeria), I totally understand that queer folk in our societies have different journeys and

The Happenings 1 Comment

There’s A Documentary About The Jussie Smollett Case, And His ‘Attackers’ Are Talking

It’s been over a year since Jussie Smollett was found guilty of lying about a hate crime, and now, the brothers who admitted that they were hired by the actor

Our Stories 10 Comments

God’s Children Are Truly Little Broken Things

Some months ago, I met this guy on Tinder. I’d just joined the app following a dare from a friend, and after a few matches, two days later, here was

Dear KD 1 Comment

The Proposal: PLEASE BEWARE OF MARRIAGE SCAMMERS!!! | Four Gay Men And A Woman Are Looking For Partners

It has recently come to my attention that there’s a queer woman whose post I have put up here before, who has been exploiting the interests of the gay men

Our Stories 8 Comments

THE UNWANTED

My cousin texted me on WhatsApp. The text had pictures of a good-looking man. My cousin wanted to know if I knew him. He was home for the Christmas holiday

Kito Stories 3 Comments

Kito Alert: Lagos, Owerri and Aba Continue To Breed Kito Scum

As insecurity continues to be one of Nigeria’s biggest problem, as Nigerians continue to fall victim to highway robberies, kidnapping and gun violence, so too does the average queer Nigerian

Our Stories 9 Comments

BLOODLINES

We’d been seeing each other for about a year; Sagir and I met in October 2021, and the relationship was particularly based on sex. No commitment other than whenever any