I know you asked for Lesbian stories but I am a gay guy and I have stories too. By the time I was 10 years old, it became clear to everyone around me that I am gay and I paid dearly for it. I was relentlessly raped by men who were supposed to protect me, […]
The first time I ever fell in love with a person was with Jenna. I was the new girl in the hostel, lost and clueless but Jenna helped me get a soft landing. You see, my family was entirely new to Benin on my father’s transfer. My parents had agreed to leave me to finish
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On the 2nd of October, 2021 Women’s Health and Equal Rights Initiative hosted an all-white cocktail event to commiserate the launch of her new office building. The event was held at the office location. Ella, a community member, graced the occasion with an insightful spoken words rendition with a central theme on “Victory at last”
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Opening Remark and Introduction: The event kicked off with an opening remark from Akudo Oguaghamba, she gave a brief talk about the purpose of the event, which was to celebrate our cultural diversity as queer people, and she promised the participants that it was going to be a fun and enjoyable day for all. After
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When we were coming up with a plan on how to commemorate this year’s International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism, and Biphobia, we had 2 guard words; provision and check-in. Our aim was to give to gay and queer Nigerians as much as we could, and also provide them with a safe space for outlet.
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For LesbianVisibility Week, we had an interview with Unoma Azuah, Nigerian writer, author, and activist whose research and activism focus on LGBT writing in Nigerian literature. Unoma Azuah is a professor of English at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, Valdosta, GA. Her research and activism focus on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights in Nigeria.
WHER Initiative conducted a unique workshop from the 2nd to the 4th of October 2020. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce the Beijing 1995 platform for action document to sexual minority women in Nigeria, create awareness on the 12 critical areas of the Beijing platform for action, examine the efforts made so
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