Tag: gay
3 LGBT+ Nigerians share what inspired them to come out of the closet
Human beings have an ever expanding list of wants, these things vary from person to person and more often than ...
Benevolent patriarchy, sexual assault | Non-binary tweets we saw this week on Nigeria Twitter
As public discourse in Nigeria continues to find its way to topics hitherto considered taboo, we continue to document it. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Nigeria’s selective aversion to gay aesthetics hurts only the poor
Painted nails. Vibrant lipstick. A head full of richly coloured hair. These are features the average Nigerian won’t look twice ...
‘I am Gay AF:’ More than anything else, Nigerian parents should be bothered about the shame of terrible parenting
“Yes I am Gay AF 🌈🌈” That’s the caption under a topless image posted by Bolu Okupe on his Instagram ...
You can hate LGBT without inciting violence on the community
Few human groups are as talked about, dissected, vilified and dismissed nowadays as the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and other ...
#YNaijaNonBinary: A glossary of relevant queer related terms
Ally – A person who supports and advocates for LGBTQ rights and equality. This person is usually cisgender and heterosexual. ...
Ghana has ‘convinced’ 400 gay and lesbian people to join a gay conversion camp
It seems Nigeria’s obsession with controlling the lives of LGBT people is finally spreading to its neighbours. This is something ...
Pascal Atuma has spilled the tea on gay Nollywood but it’s not piping hot
“SHOCKER: Filmmaker Says You can’t Make It in Nollywood if You’re not a Prostitute,” reads the headline from The Cable ...
The Thread: “You are a predator” “Sick fu_k; equating being gay with molesting children” | Twitter skins Kevin Spacey alive
Another Hollywood personality is on the hook for sexually assaulting a minor. In 1986, Kevin Spacey “invited Anthony Rapp over ...
The YNaija Cover this evening – the 23rd of September
Read the full stories and analyses on YNaija: [The Sexuality Blog] Watch the ‘gay’ side of life in Nigeria according ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Surprising no one, another homophobic bishop gets caught having gay sex
At this point in the game, it is literally expected that when a person does protest too much about the ...
[The Injustice Blog] The Police has some questions to answer on the 42 alleged homosexuals
The Lagos State government on August 03, 2017, arraigned 42 individuals before a magistrate court on a one-count charge bordering ...
The YNaija Cover this morning – the 5th of August
Read the full stories and analyses on: Northern youth, Igbo leaders set up committee on quit notice Lagos arraigns, remands ...
[The Sexuality Blog] LGBTQ and need someone to talk to? TIERS is here to help you
As an LGBTQ person in a place like Nigeria where presenting the right public face can be the difference between ...
[The Church Blog] The man who wrote the Message Bible says: Homosexuality is not wrong
Are you a Christian? If, yes, then you have most likely come across The Message Bible. The Bible’s author, Eugene ...
Gay Muslims make history, get married in the UK
Proposing to his husband, Sean Rogan in 2016, Jahed Choudhury said they are hoping “to show the whole world that you ...
[The Sexuality Blog] As another gay orgy scandal erupts in the Vatican, is it time we addressed homosexuality in the Catholic church?
If you’ve been following the news then you’ll know that recently, the Vatican police, after being alerted by several complaints ...
Multichoice suspends 6 pro-gay DSTV programmes
MultiChoice announces that it has dropped six pro-gay children programmes that have been airing on three DSTV channels following complaints ...
[The Sexuality Blog]: Here’s something we never thought we’d see in our lifetimes
At the ongoing 2017 NATO summit, spouses of the coalition’s leaders assembled for events organised in their honour. But this ...
Indonesian police arrests 141 over gay claims
by Omoleye Omoruyi The Police in Indonesia have arrested 141 men who reportedly attended a ‘gay sex party’ in the ...
“I find that very laughable” | Beverly Osu opens up on rumours about her being a lesbian
by Omoleye Omoruyi In an interview with Sunday Scoop, onetime Big Brother Africa contestant, Beverly Osu, has dismissed rumours that ...
“Obama considered a gay relationship with his professor, cheated on Michelle” | New biography reveals
by Tolu Omoyeni It would have been near perfect to use the word ‘shocking’ in the headline for this article ...
Enyinna Nwigwe, Daniel K. Daniel, and others give rousing performances in gay-themed movie, Hell or High Water
The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERS), a sexual health organization, on Monday released the critically acclaimed movie, Hell or High ...
“I lied to make my husband who he is today” | Tonto Dikeh reveals even more about her marriage
by Azeez Adeniyi Actress Tonto Dikeh has continued making revelations about her marriage to husband, Oladunni Churchill. While responding to ...
Opinion: Is Cross-Dressing the New fashion Craze?
by Tony Ogunlowo Our youth are always importing fashions and habits from abroad, copying trends and adopting them as their ...
The Sexuality Blog: Can we let Miyonse live?
In a country where we have only had one man come out on national television, public declarations of sexuality are ...