Category: Non-binary Blog
#HerStory Series: “I wanted my baby to shut up, forever.” | Women’s Month Special
As difficult as it is to believe, nay conceive of, while we talk about women’s achievements in Nigeria over the ...
Saadat Aliyu reminds us why we need to be intentional about preventing the erasure of women
On February 15, 2021 international news agency, Reuters attracted huge backlash after tweeting a piece announcing the election of former ...
#IWD2021: Not even International Women’s Day gives women reprieve from exploitation
There is going to be fanfare. A barrage of garishly pink flyers will litter all our timelines, accompanied by ill-thought ...
#IWD2021: All that we Choose to Challenge
by MaryRaphael Ajayi “A challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes changes. So let’s choose to challenge.” ...
When Nigeria is ready to tackle child marriage, this might be the first step
Child marriage is still an ongoing menace in Nigeria that does not appear to be going away any time soon. ...
‘Human rights violation of the LGBT+:’ Are you playing your part?
“I don’t have a problem with gay people, just don’t bring that thing near me.” This is a go-to comeback ...
The list outing Nigerian male celebrities hurts both heterosexual and LGBTQ people
A list of gay/bisexual men in Nigeria, compiled by self-styled investigative journalist known only as Queen Aisha, has made the ...
Here’s why Sowore is perhaps, an unwitting champion of African Spirituality
Embattled pro-democracy campaigner and founder of online news agency Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, is many things to many people. Until ...
Here’s why cases of domestic violence would continue to rise in Nigeria
Despite the paucity of reliable data, the tons of cases of domestic violence that make the news are enough confirmation ...
Fatphobia, male centering | Top non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria this week
Conversations along the themes of the non-binary blog, while sometimes few and far between, continue. We compiled some of the ...
New Zealand’s new policy on periods is worth emulating
Anyone who understands the width and breadth of the conversation about access to sanitary products is unlikely to meet it ...
Surprise! Traditional African spirituality is regaining ground among young Nigerians
The first time I found out about African spirituality was not in a Social Studies class. That deliberate less than ...
3 young Nigerians reveal shocking takes on climate change
If you hear the names Vanessa Nakate or Greta Thunberg, does it ring a bell? If yes, congratulations you are ...
300+ days of illegal incarceration, reversed prison sentence | What to learn about anti-blasphemy in Nigeria
Less than 10 weeks from today, outspoken ex-Muslim Mubarak Bala, would have spent a full year in illegal detention for ...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s win is a reminder that we have huge untapped potential in Nigerian women
Former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (NOI) has attained another first. As is to be expected, a litany of congratulatory messages ...
In search of God: The place of Gay Christians in Christendom
When writer and curator, Nelson C. J., went in search of church as a queer Nigerian, he found something that ...
NBC regulations may stop this South African gay romcom from showing on Showmax Nigeria
Although it’s past Valentine, Showmax still has something up its sleeves: South African romantic comedy No Hiding Here arrives on ...
Nigerian gay couple share how they spent Valentine’s Day
Public discourse about romance in Nigeria never goes beyond the socially acceptable love of cis-heterosexual (cis-het) Nigerians, and why not? ...
Angola’s criminalisation of homophobia is a homegrown template for African nations
There is no defense beyond a myopic understanding of the two imperialist imported Abrahamic faiths – Christianity and Islam, for the harmful laws against gay people.
On blue collar jobs, Nigerian parents still want to pass on archaic dogmas and it’s sad
There is a cultural problem in Nigeria that normalises looking down on service industry workers. It is almost a rite ...
Witchcraft and the tragedy of street kids in Nigeria
A matter of great concern that rarely takes the centre stage in Nigeria’s public discourse is the tragedy of homeless ...
Why are you gay? | A crash course on human sexuality
“Why are you gay?” That is a popular question that informed a meme that originated in Uganda. A curious interviewer ...
Gay Rights for all | US Government memorandum on global LGBT+ rights could backfire
One of the bitterly memorable legacies of the Donald Trump presidency was his alignment with the Christian Right – even ...
Cut the camera | Nigeria’s cultural attitude towards orphans may be evolving
The apathy of Nigerians for child adoption is a statistically established fact. A study published by the Nigerian Journal of ...
Religious persecution, Male privilege | Top Non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria this week
More often than not, the delight of Twitter conversations is in the comebacks original tweets attract. We collated some very ...
Shari’ah: A mistake that should never have been allowed
When former Executive Secretary of Nigeria’s Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf revealed while speaking on Arise News’ The ...
Rape Culture: 7 years after Chibok abduction; we are yet to address the root cause of a menace
April 14, 2014, will remain significant in Nigeria’s shared history for a long time, perhaps forever. Two hundred and seventy ...
Paternity Fraud: Nigerian men are worried about the wrong things
The first time I learnt about paternity fraud was in a playful conversation with my mother. I was 10 years ...
LGBT+ discrimination and the politics of being queer in Nigeria
Colonial History of Anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Nigeria Prior to Nigeria’s colonisation, there is nothing to show violence was perpetrated against ...
Call me by my name | There’s violence in the culture of nicknaming disabled people
Like everyone else, he was christened with a name of his parent’s choosing, a name that will later come to ...
The September Standard
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- How Your Diet Could Be Making Your Snoring Worse
- Celebrating Nigerian Trailblazers: Inspiring Women in Fashion
- Silk: Unraveling Threads of Elegance and Innovation
- Grammy Awards 2024 Red Carpet Fashion: Hits and Misses that Stole the Spotlight
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy