Tag "Nigeria"

Editor's Desk 29 Comments

Let’s Discuss…About Homosexuality Being African

From Dakar to Guinea to Burkina Faso to Nigeria to Kenya and to Uganda, there is a wealth of evidence pointing to the existence of homosexuality in sub-Saharan Africa before

The Happenings 8 Comments

Nigerian Human Rights Activist brings Lawsuit after Arrest and Unlawful Detention

Originally published on oblogdeeoblogda.me Ifeanyi Orazulike, Nigerian activist in the field of human rights and sexual health, who was detained without cause or charge by Nigerian police, is requesting an

Kito Stories 57 Comments

HIS COMING OUT STORY

Fear. The underlying theme of my coming out story is fear. Fear of being discovered. Fear of being rejected. Fear of being unloved. Fear of hurting the people I love.

The Happenings 27 Comments

And the winner for Most Gay Porn Googled Country is…

Anti-gay laws and strong social stigma appear to be doing nothing to abate the curiosity of everyday people – with Kenya’s searches for gay sex outranking those of all Western

The Happenings 18 Comments

The LGBT response to Archbishop Kaigama’s turnaround

Nigerian Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama recently made a remarkable about-turn on Nigeria’s anti-gay law, saying that he does not support jailing gay people, this after he, earlier this year, and on

The Happenings 24 Comments

Gay rights groups laud new Catholic tone

Gay rights groups are cautiously cheering a shift in tone from the Catholic Church toward homosexuals, encouraged that Pope Francis’ famous “Who am I to judge?” position has filtered down

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Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama Admonishes FG To stop Punishing Gay Nigerians

The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Ignatius Kaigama has said Nigerian government is “wrong” for “punishing” gay Nigerians. Speaking at a press briefing with The Tablet at the Vatican yesterday, the

Series (Fiction) 46 Comments

LIFE AS HE KNOWS IT

The drivers on the road are particularly mad today, thought Tunde as he slowed down to prevent bumping into a car that had abruptly braked. He maneuvered his car carefully,

Our Stories 35 Comments

Nigerian LGBT Reportedly Awaiting Court’s Decision On Anti Gay Law Repeal

This is according to Linda Ikeji. Can anyone tell me if this is fact? If it is, I’d like to express my admiration for this move. Remember when I once

Our Stories 61 Comments

AND THEN THEY STRUCK

This is not a work of fiction. It happened on the 18th of July, 2014. It was 6:25pm and I had just closed from work. Auditors had been around from