The possibility of a post-pandemic crisis is here and we are ignorant of it
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...
Non-binary people deserve all the respect and here’s how to go about it
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),...
Art stands a viable mental health cure but why do we still ignore this?
On an extraordinary Sunday morning in May, two dozen health workers, donned in scrubs and face masks followed the smooth sound of a saxophone out onto the lawn outside...
Slavery is still an issue and we will continue the struggle to end it
by Joanne Ike
August 23 is the international day of remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition. But even as we celebrate the official emancipation of our ancestors from...
Nigeria’s first lesbian movie, Ìfé, is set to change stereotypes
by Joanne Ike
Two women lay curled up in a bed. One gently strokes the hair of the other as she listens to the story of the ‘coming out’ of...
#YNaijaNonBinary: Love letter to the “weirdo” (II)
“It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I'd been taught about myself, and half-believed before I was able to walk on the earth as though I...