Tag "Gay Men"

Opinion Pieces 12 Comments

Opinion: Why Gay Men Need Straight Friends Too

We often hear that straight people need educating about what’s going on in the LGBT community. There’s a constant narrative about what we can do to widen our heteronormative society’s

Editor's Desk 16 Comments

PROBLEMATIC GAY MEN YOU’VE EVER HAD SEX WITH

1. Those who’ll avert their face when you reach for a kiss, bringing you to the sudden sinking realization that they are not kissers.   2. Those who kiss, but

The Happenings 11 Comments

“Being Gay Is Not A Career.” Nigerian Gay Man Sparks A Conversation on Twitter About the Choices of Gay Men in Nigeria

Late Sunday evening, a Twitter user who goes by the handle @Debonairjay tweeted his “advice” to young gay men, a tweet which has gone viral in screengrabs that have been

Editor's Desk 22 Comments

CHASING ROGUE

I started doing some contract work for a publishing firm in Yaba, and since the commute from where I live is murder, I had to temporarily move in with a

Opinion Pieces 9 Comments

Opinion: The Problem With Preferences

When being called out for superficiality, people cling to the term “preference.” In most cases, people use the term out of context; they use it to justify and perpetuate damaging

Kito Stories 4 Comments

Kito Alert: The Nigerian Police Is On the Prowl

A KDian sent me screenshots of the following conversation that took place in his Facebook inbox. Check it out. It would seem that the police who arrested the young men

Dear KD 25 Comments

Dear KD: I Love “Love” But I Do Not Know How To Get It

I have been in 3 relationships, so to speak. The first was between 2012/2013. I was 19 years old then, and he was an older man. It was an abusive

Our Stories 16 Comments

The Lie Of “I Love You”

You know what I don’t understand? Guys who are such pathological liars, they lie even when they don’t have to. How is it that you know someone, you both hook