Our Stories
THE OGBANJE YOU SEE
Well, this is a first. A hookup comes over to my place. I go to meet him at the junction, and as we walk back to my house, he glances
A NIGERIAN FROM GRINDR
We met on Grindr. His name is X. After a brief conversation, we moved to WhatsApp. We conversed for a bit there, firming up our acquaintanceship. When I mentioned that
THE WORLD IS A VILLAGE
2017. To be honest, it had already been a rather dramatic year for me. There were quite a number of discoveries I made about myself. It was the year I
TODAY, I SAW FIREBOY DML
Today, I saw Fireboy DML. He had the cutest smile and the most interesting winks I had ever seen. I watched him walk through the backstage, with his security and
THE ZOOM CALL
The meeting was on an afternoon Zoom call. I was part of a group who’d be getting interviewed for a segment that’d be put on a virtual pride event in
HE THAT FINDETH A WIFE
“The first thing that is taken away from us as LGBTQ people is our spirituality, is God. ‘God hates fags.’ No, He doesn’t. Stop it.” – Billy Porter They
A BRAVE NEW WORLD
I was quite effeminate growing up. And I was mostly comfortable being around girls; I didn’t like male company because I knew how mean boys could be. Added to the
THE DEMONS OF LAGOS (Part 2)
Previously on THE DEMONS OF LAGOS… * WHITE RICE Zed and I met two years ago, when we were both vacationing somewhere in the Middle Belt. We went on a
THE DEMONS OF LAGOS
The stories of the queer men in Lagos came to me via social media, but more specifically Kito Diaries. I recall reading stories here in my room many miles away
The Voice Of A Homosexual
Growing up effeminate gave me a notoriety that was as shocking as it was unwelcome. Imagine being known EVERYWHERE you went because you did not fit in the norm. Imagine
