Tag "Nigerian LGBT"

Series (Non-Fiction) 61 Comments

RANTINGS OF A RANDOM (Gay) NIGERIAN (Entry 60)

Every now and then, I hear gut-wrenching stories of people who run into trouble simply because they were trying to hook up with someone they met online, probably for a

Our Stories 51 Comments

THE OUTREACH THAT IS KITO DIARIES

I remember some time several months ago, during an idle conversation with Pink Panther, when he shared that one of the reasons he hadn’t wanted to embark on the operation

Kito Stories 35 Comments

KITO ALERT! V

I have always believed that the worst kind of human being is the gay person who targets other gay people to make them victims of this hostile Nigerian gay clime.

Our Stories 54 Comments

THE ‘CAUSE’

The phrase the “cause” has slowly become an obtrusive term on Kito Diaries in recent months. It’s almost hard to miss when the issues of MGM and bisexuality are discussed.

Series (Non-Fiction) 58 Comments

RANTINGS OF A RANDOM (Gay) NIGERIAN (Entry 58)

I was having a conversation with one of my closest friends the other day, we were talking about life in general, and somehow the conversation veered to the LGBT activism

Editor's Desk 23 Comments

BLESSED BODY: AN INTERVIEW WITH UNOMA AZUAH

A few years ago, rights activist, poet and the novelist behind Sky-High Flames and Edible Bones, Unoma Azuah began what seemed like a daunting project: to gather the stories of

Our Stories 34 Comments

ALL IN GOOD FAITH

Kito Diaries, in its short life, has aimed to create a platform for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in Nigeria to share our stories and chart a progressive

Series (Non-Fiction) 49 Comments

RANTINGS OF A RANDOM (Gay) NIGERIAN (Entry 53)

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. I could have stopped a horrible thing from happening to someone but I didn’t try hard enough. I let my prejudice get in

James' Journal 67 Comments

JAMES’ JOURNAL (Entry 60)

May 12 Freedom. Many people want freedom but freedom doesn’t usually come freely. Lol. It doesn’t come from doing the bare minimum. It comes from sweat and sacrifice. And that’s

Series (Non-Fiction) 152 Comments

RANTINGS OF A RANDOM (Gay) NIGERIAN (Entry 50)

Allow me to tell you a story today; a story about Kathrine Switzer, who was the first woman to compete in the Boston marathon. In that period, the 60s, women