Tag "Hope"
“May We Never Forget, Lose Hope Or Stop Fighting.” Pamela Adie on the Anniversary of the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act
In 2014, in defiance to international pressure and in an attempt to gain political clout, President Goodluck Jonathan signed the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act into law dated January 7.
BECAUSE OF TOMORROW
I was 8 the very first time I prayed. I mean like really prayed. It wasn’t for lost crayons or primary school squabbles or anything. I had been having these
FIRST LOVE. LAST LOVE?
I am almost 30 years old this day, and I cannot believe how much he still makes me feel like the love-struck boy he got to know years ago. Jonathan
A Tiny Glimmer Of Hope
It was profoundly tough for me to write this, but I guess this is the only way I can find some release. My parents got divorced when I was just
“As a queer Zimbabwean, the ousting of Robert Mugabe does not bring me much hope.” Says Writer Joyline Maenzanise
Joyline Maenzanise, a queer writer based in Zimbabwe, responds to the resignation of the country’s long-serving homophobic President Robert Mugabe. * I must say, I never thought I would see
THERE IS NO SHAME IN LOVE
It has always lived in his eyes, dancing in the shadows and avoiding the light, afraid of being discovered. Yet I already knew it was there. But he didn’t know
A Prayer From Chinelo Okparanta’s ‘Under The Udala Trees’
I just finished reading the riveting novel by Chinelo Okparanta. And after a story that filled me at once with sadness and hope, here’s the segment of the book that
Scientists testing HIV cure report ‘remarkable’ progress after patient breakthrough
Originally published on theguardian.com UK scientists and clinicians working on a groundbreaking trial to test a possible cure for HIV infection say they have made remarkable progress after a test
REMEMBERING HELL, PRAYING FOR HEAVEN
I met Daniel years ago. He was a broken soul. But he had the brightest smile I had ever seen. He reminded me of me. We were both so damaged,
End That Controversy!
I once heard a story which broke my heart in a million pieces. It is a popular tragic story which trended once here. Some of us may have heard the
