Our Stories
A DIFFERENT KIND OF SHAME
Internalized homophobia is something we’re all familiar with in our community, an evil we can spot right off the bat when the person it’s plaguing starts projecting it. It is
NIGHT ON BABATUNDE STREET
Thoughts of that night still snake into my consciousness like a dream. It has been a few years, and yet I still cannot believe the incidents of that night. Like
THE UGLY SIDE OF LOVE
Growing up, I had crushes on both boys and girls. But my father was a pastor and so, exploring my homosexual crushes wasn’t something I could do. However, I tried
STEALING HER WAY TO ME
I am a very reserved 23-year-old woman and like most queer Nigerians, I have been very discreet about my sexuality, especially around my homophobic family. I am so closeted that
FIRST LOVE. LAST LOVE?
I am almost 30 years old this day, and I cannot believe how much he still makes me feel like the love-struck boy he got to know years ago. Jonathan
THE LOVE OF A BOY (Part 2)
Previously on THE LOVE OF A BOY… * Skipping class in public schools, like my previous one, was a thrill. The school wasn’t fenced, and there was the town on
THE LOVE OF A BOY
How to begin… Okay, I am Yusuf. Like many a gay man, I knew I was different from an early age. I knew there was something about guys that I
SEEING DADA
Dada, the fine boy with the kissable lips – that is how I characterized him the first time I set my eyes on him. I was fifteen years old then
Never A Curse
This is for those who find themselves broken and their dream shattered because of the pain of their solitude. There will always be those who suffer through the questions they
A DREAM TO BE
I’ve always wanted to be a fashion model, but contrary to what is expected of male models, I want to catwalk in stilettos and be identified as a female model.
