“We are able to have a safe space where we can discuss equality for LGBTQ+ Nigerians, which is a fantastic thing. But let's remember our brothers and sisters in the North, for whom merely daring to love in secrecy...
People going to therapists or talking about their mental health is a thing I mostly see on TV shows. Foreign TV shows. Therapy remains a low key taboo topic in our culture. When it comes to mental health issues,...
Contrary to popular belief, non-binary people are not an invention of the 21st century. They have always existed.
Yes, some people easily fit into the gender binary (male or female), but some people do not. It’s not a fad or...
Do you have a queer friend/relative you want to be a strong ally for or do you just want to be a decent human who stands for everyone irrespective of their sexual orientation or identity? Congratulations! The decision to...
A.O was only 13 when she was first beaten with a broom by a pastor during a ‘conversion therapy’ session. According to her story in OutRight Action International, at 15, she was once again beaten with this ‘prayer broom’...
As a multidisciplinary artist working out of Nigeria, it has taken three short years for visual artist, Stephen Tayo to distinguish himself from his peers and gain the attention of the world. His work has been featured in the...
For much of our recent past, the year 2020 was held as a symbol of futurism in collective imagination. We had various visions for this era: where the world would be, what human rights would be afforded to us...
The worst leveller we have probably had in a decade is the coronavirus disease, COVID-19. It has shattered economies, change mindsets and habits, forced societies to social distancing, caused organisations to rethink their work from home stance, reformed -...
Queer cinema in Nigeria has been largely non-existent, and in most cases when LGBT stories are told, it's done in a watered down or overblown caricature composition that does no justice to the joys and sorrows of the LGBT...
They asked the Pharoah, what made you a tyrant? He said: No one stopped me – Arabic proverb.
Many of us have been there - a friend, acquaintance, or stranger makes a remark rooted in bigotry, or a hateful sentiment...