Tag "Homophobia"

Opinion Pieces 14 Comments

The Menace That Is Uche Maduagwu

For the past few days, I have been stewing with rage, wondering if there’ll ever be an end to the madness that plagues this country. Some days ago, a persistently

The Happenings 6 Comments

“Homophobia Is Not The Heart Of Christ. It Is Not The Love Of Jesus.” Kirk Franklin Calls Out Antigay Prejudice In The Church

In a recent interview on a Sirius XM radio show, Kirk Franklin called out homophobia in the church, saying that it has “nothing to do with the Bible.” While promoting

Editor's Desk 0 Comments

The Minority Report Cannot Believe That There Is Homophobia Already In 2021

The New Year is still in its crawling stage and already we have had people acting out their prejudice. While some societies are getting it right by voting out bad

Kito Stories 4 Comments

KITO ALERT: The Catfish, The Homophobe, And The Kito Scum

THE CATFISH So, much like this man whose pictures become very popular with kito scum from Lagos to Asaba looking to catfish gay people, a scheme that was exposed severally

Editor's Desk 3 Comments

Documenting Homophobia: Two Nigerians Who Wish People Who Are Different From Them Shouldn’t Exist

In the spirit of helping the internet to never forget, and because we want to make sure the universe remembers to hold hateful people accountable, we have decided to start

Our Stories 14 Comments

NOT TODAY, SATAN

The more I live and get on with adulting in my father’s house, the more I am faced with the reality that my parents will never let go of their

The Happenings 2 Comments

Pastor Says That God Let Donald Trump Lose The Election Because He Was Pro-Gay

Notoriously anti-LGBT minister Scott Lively is claiming Donald Trump did not win reelection as president because he lost God’s favor for being too pro-gay. On Sunday’s edition of his Swamp

Poetry 3 Comments

KITO DIARIES PRIZE FOR WRITING: IN PRAISE OF OPEN DOORS

In memory of Akin, beaten to death on 17th of February, 2016 for being homosexual   At the end of my suffering, there was a door. ─ Louis Glück.  

Poetry 2 Comments

KITO DIARIES PRIZE FOR WRITING: THE DEMONS YOU NAME

Light a candle for the dreams broken On the heavy brow of a judgmental society. Say a prayer for the souls disembodied In the toxic haze of social uniformity.  

Fiction 3 Comments

KITO DIARIES PRIZE FOR WRITING: THE MAN IN A GOWN

“He doesn’t matter,” your father says. You keep your face expressionless, your lips set in the same tight line they were minutes ago. You know your father thinks you didn’t