Every week, we round up the best tweets revolving around the themes we explore on the blog. Here are the some of the tweets we loved from the past week that inspired us, made us laugh, or made us...
LEGISLATION AND CRIMINALIZATION OF LGBT LIFESTYLES IN NIGERIA
By Joanne Ike
In Nigeria, sex is a topic discussed in hushed tones or avoided. One wonders how the country copes with conversations of sex and sexuality being sparked all around the world.
However, despite these new conversations, there still remains...
Every week, we round up the best tweets that inspired us, made us laugh, or made us go a-ha from the queer/queer ally twitterverse. Here are the some of the tweets we loved! from the past week.
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https://twitter.com/heyarinze/status/1283119763091271682
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https://twitter.com/the_amarion/status/1283314960932712448
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https://twitter.com/TIERsNigeria/status/1283747881992757254
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https://twitter.com/Justsydnyc/status/1281436501788762113
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https://twitter.com/alicegoldfuss/status/1283162942767165445
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https://twitter.com/PalePinkCrayon/status/1283794324187156481
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https://twitter.com/AkankeBillions/status/1283466844880461824
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https://twitter.com/GayAdvicer/status/1283487466746511363
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https://twitter.com/sebacionroky/status/1283197437038006272
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https://twitter.com/pogib0i/status/1282772320428400641
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