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DAMAGED (Part 2)
Previously on DAMAGED… * My first week in the hostel was nice. All my classmates were nice to me. They…
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DAMAGED
I was born in Lagos, to a very uptight, churchy, disciplinarian family. I was born when my father had access…
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A Tiny Glimmer Of Hope
It was profoundly tough for me to write this, but I guess this is the only way I can find…
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THE KEKE DRIVER
It was a Friday evening. After work. I was at the junction, looking to get on a keke headed to…
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How To Be ‘A Gay’ In Nigeria
‘A Gay’ in Nigeria is a peculiar creature. He is hated and despised because a foreign religion told us to…
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The Way Nigerians Are Coming Out In 2019
“I have also been coming out to friends – except in their case, I don’t treat it like a big…
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THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE OUT TO YOUR FAMILY
The things that happen when you are out to your family. You forget to hide. You forget how to be…
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HE LOVES ME. HE LOVES ME NOT
I call him Papi because he is super light-skinned, and he has a birthmark on the side of his face…
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IT IS WHO WE ARE
I had just finished secondary school at the time and my mum gifted me with an internet-enabled phone. I was…
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THE CONFESSION
The confession queue was long on that Saturday evening, but I wasn’t deterred. I was going to go through with…
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