Opinion Pieces
Fantastic Beasts 2’s Dumbledore and Grindelwald Love Is About More Than Representation
Originally published on player.one Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald director David Yates told Entertainment Weekly that, while Johnny Depp as the dark magician Grindelwald and Jude Law as Albus
How do we know HIV Undetectable equals Untransmittable?
Matthew Hodson explains why so many sexual health organizations back the message that those with undetectable viral loads don’t pass on HIV. Have you heard that U = U? It’s
Dismantling Those Myths About Gay Sex
I find it weird that straight people cannot get their minds out of our asses. They’re obsessed with how we have sex, what happens before and after. It’s even weirder
A Quick Note on HIV Confidentiality (Disclosure of HIV Status)
Sometime in December 2014, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan signed into law Nigeria’s HIV and AIDS Anti-Discrimination Act. Amongst many other things, the act clearly stipulates the rights and responsibilities of
How Rejecting Labels Is A Sign Of Internalized Homophobia
Originally published on intomore.com Stefano Gabbana has always been a PR car-crash; when he’s not busy downplaying sexual assault or denouncing gay adoption, the designer spends his time creating “mammy”
Let Your Anger Shine
My friend, let’s call him Puzzled Straight Man, engaged me on Facebook sometime in 2017, telling me that throwing shades at the fucker who had made homophobic comments was counterproductive.
Why Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper and the Gold Star Gays aren’t a good thing
Originally published on quartzy.qz.com Everyone knows that Bravo TV’s Andy Cohen is gay. But it wasn’t until recently that we learned he’s a Gold Star Gay. Unfamiliar with the term?
HIV Awareness and Nigeria’s Irresponsibility to the LGBTIQ Community
According to Dr. Sani Aliyu of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), 900,000 Nigerians are on HIV treatment, with a majority of the funding for these treatments
“But Who Have I Hurt If I Were Gay?” Chude Jideonwo’s Must Read Equality Speech
A speech by Chude Jideonwo One of the tragedies of human progress is this constant tug between two stubborn binaries: progressive and conservative. People often camp in front of their
What Happens When You Stop Fearing AIDS and Learn to Live with HIV
Originally published on intomore.com I first learned I was HIV positive in March of 2005. I was 30 years old, and the news gutted me. I can still remember the
