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DAYS OF MY LIFE

As an effeminate child, I grew up having low self esteem and being insecure about how I looked. That, I think, came from the constant comparison with the other boy

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The Minority Report on the Audacity of Privilege

There are members of the LGBT community in Nigeria who actually believe that the activism for gay rights is a waste of time. That gay Nigerians who lament their inability

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“Everybody In Nigeria Is Gay. It’s A Matter Of How Gay You Are.” Singer Supernova Is Not Here For The Homophobes Who Have A Problem With Her “Bounce” Music Video

She is relatively unknown, but the singer, Supernova, caused quite the stir on the social media after she released the music video of her single, Bounce. The music video, which

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Anti-gay Tanzanian leader barred from the United States amid reports of country’s obstruction of LGBT Access to Healthcare

A powerful Tanzanian government official responsible for sweeping anti-gay crackdowns, surveillance squads and arrests of homosexuals has been banned from the United States. The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

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“I’m Not Homophobic.” Pastor Troy says as he doubles down on his homophobia and his Lil Nas X comments

Rapper Pastor Troy is not backing down from comments he made about fellow rapper Lil Nas X. The 42-year-old rapper ignited a controversy when he expressed his revulsion for Nas,

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Lil Nas X Had The Perfect Response For The Twitter User Who Trolled Him Online And A Homophobic Rapper With No Grammys

The 2020 Grammys are over and the highest nominated male musician, Lil Nas X, emerged from the ceremony with two wins: Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for

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The Episode Of ‘Little America’ That Deals With Gay Syrian Character Banned In 11 Countries

An episode from Apple TV+’s critically acclaimed new series, Little America, has reportedly been banned in almost a dozen countries for being too gay. Little America, which is getting rave

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“I’m Ready To Break Out And Challenge The World We Live In.” Haaz Sleiman speaks on his new show and how coming out as a “total bottom” impacted his career

Little America is a new anthology series by Apple TV+ that highlights stories of eight different immigrant experiences. Haaz Sleiman stars in the episode titled The Son as Rafiq, who

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IRRESISTIBLE

It was three years ago when I had my first gay sex and this is how it happened. I am a civil servant in one of the eastern states of

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“What’s your business with what happens with consenting adults?” Wole Soyinka takes aim at Homophobia in Nigeria

Turkish novelist and academic, Elif Shafak, sat down with Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka for an episode of Studio B: Unscripted, where the two brilliant minds discussed nationalism, safe spaces, and