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SHOW ME THE HOLE

I’d been chatting with this guy that I met via 2go. We’d exchanged nudes; I’m comfortable with my body, so I have no qualms sending nudes. He sent his nudes;

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UNEXPECTED PLEASURES

I was at Muson Centre for a concert. A friend of mine, a cellist, was part of a performance that was going to play on that day. By the time

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A Mother’s Choice To Love

In a Facebook update, Bunmi Tella talks about the woman she was as a born-again Christian and the woman she later chose to be. Check on it. * When I

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ONE GOOD TURN

So, there’s this guy, let’s call him Philip. I met him at the cinema in Jabi Lake Mall. We happened to be seeing the same movie and sat beside each

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Of Cakes And Cases

Recall the case of the Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple but ultimately narrowly won the case at the US Supreme Court in

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Lessons Learned From ‘She Called Me Woman’ (Final Entry)

LESSON 20 From the chapter, ‘I Convinced Myself I Wasn’t Lesbian’, HA has this to say to us: “Until we become visible, queer people [in Nigeria] will continue to think

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The Lie Of “I Love You”

You know what I don’t understand? Guys who are such pathological liars, they lie even when they don’t have to. How is it that you know someone, you both hook

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GRINDR, GAY MEN AND THAT “NA THEM DEY RUSH US” MENTALITY

Some days ago, because I was feeling an itch for sex, I got on my phone and downloaded Grindr. I filled out a profile and waited for someone to slide

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A NIGHTMARE IN ENUGU CITY

So I met this guy on Grindr. Let’s call him Daniel. Daniel and I had been chatting for awhile. He was in Enugu and I was in Nnewi. During the

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Lessons Learned From ‘She Called Me Woman’ (Entry 19)

LESSON 19 From the chapter, ‘Why Do I Have To Ask You To Consider Me Human’, DK admonishes: “Why do I have to ask you to consider me human? Can’t