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ROSES ARE RED, PAIN IS BLACK (Part 3)
Previously on PAIN IS BLACK… * 2014 came around. Before I gained admission, I insisted on finding some occupation instead of just lying about at home. I wanted to work
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Ladies and gentlemen, boys, girls, and GQs, check your fathers and your mothers, your brothers, sisters and colleagues. That’s how we start to get there: a small voice in an
ROSES ARE RED, PAIN IS BLACK (Part 2)
Previously on PAIN IS BLACK… * The following morning, Mother called me to help her prepare for work, something I was usually wont to do. As we sorted through clothes
ROSES ARE RED, PAIN IS BLACK
It all began in the year 2011 when I was in SS3 preparing for my WAEC examinations. I met him on Facebook. He was first gay person I got to
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Homosexuals have to be of their best behavior—pious, humble, quiet. Talking about everything else but their sexuality—otherwise they’re the reason for the homophobia thrown at them. If a homosexual makes
I Am Attracted to Men, Not ALL Men
Dear Straight Friend, We need to talk. I believe there has been a misunderstanding, one which I must now correct. The other day, I told you I am gay. It
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When you start treating people differently not because of any harm they are doing to anybody, but because they are different, that’s the path whereby freedoms begin to erode. –
THE FRIEND OF THE FAMILY
Some years ago, I visited a friend (now late) in Asaba. While assisting in his mother’s shop, which was situated right at the gate of the compound, I noticed a
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Being different is not a good reason to discriminate against a group of people. And just because something is lawful doesn’t mean it is just. Human history is filled with
BE A TESTAMENT
Honestly, some families do not deserve the blessings of LGBT family members. A friend who I used to shag years ago suddenly resurfaced recently; called me and wanted us to
