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Uche Jombo’s ‘Social Media Slays’ And The Life We Know

Through some WhatsApp interactions, I got to learn of a new web series produced by the actress, Uche Jombo, which shows on Nvivo TV. And as these things are wont

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Deola’s Corner (Edition 27)

Last edition, I talked about the shows/films that I enjoyed watching in 2019. From all that abundant content that I watched were some queer characters/couples who were my absolute faves.

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BISI ALIMI IS NOT THE FACE OF THE NIGERIAN LGBT

Following the furor over the claims by Bisi Alimi that his October 29 Night of Diversity function was the “first Lagos Pride” event in Nigeria, there was a lot of

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THE ACTUAL CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE

There are many ways Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone resonated with me. There is first the obvious: the thrill of inhabiting a world woven by Adeyemi of an

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The Future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is Female With Angelina Jolie, Natalie Portman and More

For the past decade, Marvel movies have tended to be dependable. Dependably money-making, dependably enjoyable, dependably…square. With only a few very rare exceptions, they were about white guys named Chris

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Pamela Adie’s Documentary, ‘Under The Rainbow’, Finally Gets A Release Date

The Equality Hub’s Under The Rainbow is going to premiere on Friday, June 28, 2019, thanks to support from the British Deputy High Commission. And in time for Pride Month

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The trailer for the Downton Abbey movie drops, and there’s some same-sex lip-locking

The first full trailer for the upcoming Downton Abbey movie has been released, and it features some same-sex lip lock action. Last December, director Michael Engler told Entertainment Weekly that

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SHUT UP AND WATCH GAY PEOPLE LIVE!

Persistently, we read quips or jibes about how the LGBT are shoving their sexuality in everyone’s face. It has become a running joke. A persistent sentiment. How we have infiltrated

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Is This The Most Gay Intimacy We’ve Gotten On African Television?

MTV Shuga Down South is back with the sophomore season. It is set one year after the events of season 1, and all your favorite characters are back, with a

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Karamo Brown thinks ‘Call Me By Your Name’ is problematic

Karamo Brown has revealed in a new interview that he thinks Call Me By Your Name is “problematic as fuck.” “I’ve worked with many survivors of sexual assault, especially in