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What MORE Must I Do to Be Safe?
Some questions never fade. They echo through the bones, restless, like a heartbeat that refuses to quiet down. For queer Nigerians, one question never leaves: What MORE must I do to be safe when I have followed every rule, when I have done everything I was told would protect me? It is not a plea
She Must Be Mad’: The Nigerian Playbook for Silencing Women”
When a woman in Nigeria dares to speak, the country finds a hundred ways to call her mad.It doesn’t matter whether she’s a celebrity, a politician’s wife, or an ordinary woman trying to survive a bad marriage. Once she breaks the silence, the system finds a way to break her. Her pain becomes a punchline,
Beyond The Binary 4
Driving away from the event center, Mezino glanced back and saw Vally watching them, dumbfounded, his hands on his head. Turning away, he looked at Shola, her expression smug yet visibly upset. The drive to the hospital was long and silent, tension thick between them. Upon arriving, Shola rushed to the passenger side, ready to
Human Rights Are Not a Western Import: The Nigerian Queer Reality
Op-Ed: Each time Nigerians discuss queer rights, someone inevitably says, “This is a Western idea.” It’s a phrase repeated so often that many now believe it. The assumption is simple: that queerness and human rights are foreign concepts shipped in from Europe or America to corrupt African culture. But this narrative is both lazy and
Reframing the Queer Narrative Beyond Trauma
For too long, stories about queer people, especially LBQGNC individuals in Nigeria, have been told through one narrow lens: suffering. Every documentary, article, or campaign seems to circle back to pain, rejection, or survival. While these experiences are real and valid, they have also become the only story people expect to hear. When trauma is
When the Money Stops Flowing: Rethinking Nonprofit Survival Beyond Donor Funding
Op-Ed: For years, in Africa non-profits have been the moral engine of social change. They have filled the gaps where governments and corporations fall short, driven by purpose more than profit. But something has shifted quietly and deeply in the development space. Donor money is no longer flowing like it used to. Grants are shrinking.