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Our Stories 27 Comments

What Wilfred Wills (Part 2)

Previously on What Wilfred Wills… * I smiled to myself as the events of the previous night began to unfurl in my head; I could remember being spooned against Wilfred’s

Our Stories 15 Comments

THE WAIT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE

It was a really hot day with the scorching sun seemingly hanging just two feet above my head, reminding me of the reason why I need to make paradise, because

Editor's Desk 31 Comments

THE POINT OF NO RETURN

My father died. After a two-year-long battle with cancer, He lost. In the period when He fought this illness, right after He was diagnosed, prayers abounded. My family prayed. Relatives

Fiction 16 Comments

THE FOOL

You are lying naked on your bed, watching the latest season of Elite from your phone and thinking about how their pathetic love and sex lives looked just like your

Kito Stories 4 Comments

“The People In Your Community Are (Monsters).” – Said The Kito Scum

Our last kito alert update really got a rise out of many people, community members and kito scum alike. Some of the scum we exposed came to my inbox mainly

Editor's Desk 7 Comments

THE CASE OF THE EGBEDA 57: What We Know About This State-Sponsored Homophobia

The Egbeda 57 was a case that held the nation’s attention for two years. It started with a regular birthday party held in Kelly Ann Hotel in Egbeda, Lagos, in

Our Stories 12 Comments

U EQUALS U

“…and because you are undetectable…” the doctor was talking. And for a moment, I tuned out the rest of what he was saying, allowing myself to fixate on those three

The Happenings 2 Comments

Upcoming Nigerian Film, ‘Country Love’, Explores The Queer Identity, Finding Peace And Self Love

Directed by Wapah Ezeigwe, Country Love is an upcoming short film that tells the story about a homosexual young man, Kambili (played by Kelechi Michael), who returns home after fifteen

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THE NECESSARY EVIL

Once upon a time last year, I told the story about the Love of a Boy. In that story, I mentioned that I’d initially attended a public school with no

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Post-Twitter Ban, LGBTQ Nigerians Remind Everyone That Gay Rights Are Human Rights

On Friday June 4, the Nigerian Federal Government ordered a ban on Twitter in Nigeria. And by Saturday, mobile phone networks blocked access to the microblogging site after apparently being