Tag "Society"

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Facebook Post Of The Day XV

“People want to control you. How you walk. How you sleep. Who you sleep with. Where you go. What you wear. How you live as a woman. How you live

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LIVING THE TRUTH

I have decided to put these thoughts down as writing things down helps me clear my head and I have the comfort of knowing they are safe somewhere. Right off

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Beautiful Gray World

During my primary school days, whenever a government officer visited my school, a female student would be appointed by the staff. She would take beautiful flowers and present them to

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Gay Wars: The Battle of the Bitches, Or the Tops and Bottoms of Being Out in Nigeria

1. I would like to begin by saying that if you are visiting me, and you don’t want to be outed by association, then don’t bother. Add to that: I

Poetry 12 Comments

I AM AKIN

I am Akin Mobbed for daring to love For daring to put my heart out To have its beating ended so prematurely * I am Akin The unborn child sentenced

Series (Non-Fiction) 33 Comments

RANTINGS OF A RANDOM (Gay) NIGERIAN (Entry 43)

I was grabbing a beer with my friends the other day at a bar; we don’t see as often as we used to see (pressures of life, yes?) so some

Series (Non-Fiction) 25 Comments

RANTINGS OF A RANDOM (Gay) NIGERIAN (Entry 40)

The other day, my friends and I were arguing about the principle of “converting” straight men; whether it was really a thing, whether straight men could actually be “converted” or

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The Piece About Why Effeminate Gays Are Fabulous

Written by Vish Gaikwad and originally published on advocate.com I’m a campy, limp-wristed queen. Phew, I’m glad to get that off my chest! Not that this was some sort of

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I KILLED A SPIDER

As a final-year student of History, my project fieldwork was set in my village. So I had to travel down there to get the work done. I got home after

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WHY SHOULDN’T WE ALL BE HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS?

I am no lawyer or human rights activist. Heck, I can’t even remember all the human rights there are in existence. What are those rights again? There should be more