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SAVE ME FROM HELL
I am a 25-year-old gay Nigerian living with sickle cell disease, and it has been a journey. I grew up feeling ashamed of myself, feeling like something was wrong with
WHAT IS NOT PAEDOPHILIA
On the 11th day of the April of 2020, I came online to “She’s 15” trending on Nigerian Twitter. What had happened? Who was 15? And why was it on
THE AUDACITY OF THE HOMOSEXUAL
That evening, I went to answer a booty call. The guy was a friend – a fuck buddy, if you will – who I’d known for a long time. We
Should Straight Men Be Offended Over The Advances of Gay Men?
It is a tale as old as time: gay men hitting on men, some of them gay, some of them straight – and the straight men reacting in all sorts
THEIR EYES HAVE SEEN GOD
I very recently re-watched one of my all-time favourite Jennifer Lopez movies called Maid in Manhattan. For those who either do not know the film or haven’t seen it, Maid
REINTRODUCING MYSELF
January 2020 It had been 8 months since the last time, since that two-rounds-in-one-minute fiasco. A fiasco I decided to rename a make-out session. With a 17-month celibacy period prior
IT IS ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS
December 1st is World AIDS Day. December is also the month I learned the bit of information that changed my life forever, making this month of 2020 the eighth anniversary
THE INTERVIEW
After a successful interaction between the interviewer and I… The interviewer: We’ll call you on Monday. Me: Thank you very much, sir. I am rising from my seat, when –
SURVIVING DARKNESS
I read a Facebook post made by a friend about how he recently went through depression, and his story struck a chord inside me. Because I could relate very much
“But I’m Straight…” He Said
“Could you tell it was my first time?” His tone was more about him reassuring himself than actually expecting feedback. “You were quite the natural, I must say,” I answered.
