When I returned to Ibadan, my compound was covered with dry leaves, and my house was filled with dust. Tamuno had packed every bag that belonged to her and had kept my keys under the doormat. I met Tamuno at a Jazz bar in Lagos. She was dressed in a red bandage dress and sat […]
Dust and Dead Leaves 1. Read More »
Dearest reader, It seems that the statement and right “freedom of speech and identity” is only applicable to heterosexual people. Every day in our changing world, people come up with creative ways to consistently stifle the human rights of others, as seen recently in the highly homophobic bill that Ghana’s legal and parliamentary affairs have
Upholding Human Rights: The Fight For LGBTQGNC+ Rights In West Africa. Read More »
Dearest Reader, Few experiences match the feeling of being ostracised by an entire nation, but for the LGBTQI community in Nigeria, this sense of isolation is a daily reality. There’s hardly a day that passes without encountering hate, with queer content now ubiquitous across blogs, whether for engagement or as clickbait—motivations we can only speculate.
Facing the fire: The Brutal Reality of Homophobia in Nigeria. Read More »
