Tag "Gay Relationship"
The Love That Wasn’t Meant To Be
Nosa and I met online. I really cannot remember which of the sites now but it was in the era of Gaydar and GayRomeo. Yes, in those days, it took
Go Sit In The Back, Bitch
There’s a downside to being a gay man in this country where your presence and rights are not acknowledged. There are many downsides, but there’s one I want to point
So the guy you like just told you he’s HIV-positive — Now what?
A piece by Jake Myers You’re on cloud nine. He’s hot. The chemistry is right. The conversation flows. There’s nothing about him that annoys you. It’s so rare to find
LETTERS TO MY FUTURE HUSBAND
Dear Future Husband, My name is Awele, in my early thirties, a middle-class professional, 5ft 11” tall, with toned skin. I consider my straight long legs that hold up my
ONE STEP AT A TIME (Episode 1)
I call him Cherie and that makes him blush. He can get on my last nerve, making me want to rip off his epiglottis sometimes. But then he always has
FOR THE LOVE OF A GOOD MAN
This is not a story of rainbows and roses. It’s about finding me. Well, sort of. It all began with me stepping out of my comfort zone. I was just
MAY AND DECEMBER
So I was twelve years old when Gary was introduced to me by Daddy as one of an upstart in politics and a minister’s PA. He was young, looked to
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS (Edition 4)
“Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a
K’osidim n’obi (Entry 6)
So what can I say… With 2016 coming to an end, I guess all I can do is offer thanks to whatever force it is that rules the universe. Life’s
LOVE, TRUST AND LETTING GO
If you live in Nigeria, you know the struggle to be gay. The struggle which involves having to play off your relationship as a simple friendship in public so as
