Tag "Anti Gay Persecution"

Kito Stories 13 Comments

HER KITO STORY (EDITION 2)

During the second week of lockdown in Lagos, I was added to a lesbian WhatsApp group by a friend. For awhile, there were discussions about healthcare and business going on

Editor's Desk 5 Comments

About The 2018 Egbeda Police Raid And The Broken Lives Of Nigerian Anti-Gay Law Suspects

This piece was originally published on The Wider Image   The 57 men stumbled out of the back of a dark police truck into the glare of a sunny courtyard

Editor's Desk 28 Comments

The Life That Was Robbed From The Nigerian Gay Community

There are so many innocent harmless aspects of the hookup culture in Nigeria that the SSMPA has taken away from us. A few days ago, I was on my way

The Happenings 1 Comment

Tanzania Loses Over $300 Million After Anti-Gay Arrests And Human Rights Abuses

One of Tanzania’s largest donors of foreign aid is revoking nearly $10 million in funding over fears of an anti-LGBTQ crackdown. On Wednesday, Denmark Minister for Development Cooperation Ulla Tornaes

The Happenings 10 Comments

Tanzania’s Government encourages the mass arrests of LGBTQ People

Life just got a lot harder for LGBTQ people in Tanzania’s largest city. Paul Makonda (pictured above), the governor of Dar es Salaam, announced on Monday that police would begin

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The Horror Of The Shores Behind

It had been a long dreary day. As usual, work was tiresome yet fun; loud house music, rainbow lights and sometimes, drag queens. Throw in a bunch of hunks and