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TOO GAY TO BE STRAIGHT
Every now and then, I get friends who, when they visit me, ask: “Do your neighbours know about you?” And…
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THE SECOND CHANCE
My hands shook as I typed this, and several times, my phone almost fell out from the grasp of my…
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That Piece About The Psychology of Hateful Words
Originally published on advocate.com Remember as a kid when you got teased at school or by a sibling, maybe the…
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TRAPPED
I had just finished secondary school and due to some misfortune with JAMB (my surname was wrongly spelt), I was…
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Under Construction: Kitchen Sink
…because a kitchen sink to you is not a kitchen sink to me. It hardly is black and white. Happy…
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Have You Seen My Childhood?
Here’s a little story that I’d like to tell, about a kid who had it all… Yup – the good,…
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A TALE OF THREE BROTHERS
Okay, so this might seem like the usual ranting. Or maybe I have just been unfortunate in the game of…
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The Straight Roommate
There was something about KCee. This I knew from the first moment I saw him. His charisma was just different…
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THE MAXIAN RULE BOOK
If he says, “I can’t date or marry a guy”, remind him that he also shouldn’t be lusting after or…
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Those Things We Do
I am black, African and a gay man living in a country that is predominantly homophobic and openly intolerant about…
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