Tag "Acceptance"
MY DISCOVERY
Sometime in April, I escorted some relatives to the market to get food stuffs. There I was, seated somewhere in the market, waiting for them to get done, when I
“You gotta love your child. Love wins.” Magic And Cookie Johnson Discuss Living With HIV And Learning To Love Their Gay Son
Cookie Johnson, wife of basketball legend Magic Johnson, opened up about the moments she learned her husband was HIV-positive and her son, EJ, was gay in a rare interview on
RANTINGS OF A RANDOM (Gay) NIGERIAN (Entry 57)
So a few days ago, I listened in on a long conversation in a Whatsapp group that I belong to. Someone (a straight man) was telling the story about his
DECLAN MY PAST, ME MY PRESENT
Oftentimes, I’ve had people wonder out loud to me about how alike me and Declan Odum from my series, Love and Sex in the City, are. They have asked if
OF SINGLE STORIES AND THE ROAD WITHIN
There is no single story to any individual or situation. Yes we have all heard that countless times but some still choose to ignore it at times, especially when it
HIS COMING OUT STORY (Edition 5)
Writer’s Note: This piece is dedicated to a contributor here on Kito Diaries. He has been an inspiration to me in so many ways. And I’ve come to admire his
JAMES’ JOURNAL (Entry 57)
March 11 I was in Lagos a couple of weekends ago. I had just written some grueling exams and I was suffering from migraine and the stress kept me grinding
IT’S TIME TO REACH OUT!
When any group is faced with a challenging situation, the response of its members can be broadly grouped into two. There are those who will grumble and whine about the
THE TRUTH THAT SET US FREE
It began with the most ‘where on earth did that come from’ conversation I’d ever had with her. “Pinky,” she called me. (Seeing as that’s not my real name, we
JAMES’ JOURNAL (Entry 47)
August 29 The Onyx drama from this week was interesting and quite revealing. There was the side that believed he did a brave thing and others wished he’d keep quiet.
