It is Lesbian Visibility Day and we are excited about celebrating women who love women and are living their authentic lives.
To commemorate the day, here is a video of Pamela Adie speaking to BBC Pidgin on her experience as a lesbian in Nigeria.
I. Imagine this; You are on a fairly occupied danfo bus where bodies haven’t begun to stymie the freedom of using your phone. It could be a taxi though or even a BRT, really any arrangement that will allow you to lean back or rest your head on the age browned window sill -which ever…
According to a news report on Reuters, Lawmakers in Gabon’s lower house of parliament, yesterday, voted to decriminalize homosexuality. Gabon is a country in Central Africa. By voting to decriminalize homosexuality, the country is joining the few African countries who have put an end to anti-LGBT laws. The win was unanimous in favour of decriminalizing…
Orange is the New Black star, Laverne Cox has exciting news. In an interview with Access Hollywood, she revealed she is collaborating with Beyoncé on an upcoming project. While the details will be revealed on the 6th of September according to Cox’s Instagram post, she was quick to mention how much of a fan she is of…
In March, Banzii Mavuso, the founder of the Black Queer initiative, released a music video for her “electronic/ancestral” song, Cosmic Fire, Mamba Online reports. According to Banzii, the purpose of the music video is to “encourage people to tap into their full potential—fire!” “For years I wondered why I am masculine but at this point,…
Bisi Alimi was a guest on the World Update, a show on the BBC World Service. He alongside Aditya Bandopadhyay speak on the the impact of old British anti-homosexual laws in countries that were formerly colonised by the British Empire. Listen below
The LGBTIQ community in Kenya can celebrate another milestone as a court affirmed that the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGHLRC) can officially register under the Non-Governmental Organizations Coordination (NGO) Act. Three judges dismissed the appeal by the NGO coordination board, agreeing with the High Court that ALL, including LGBT persons, should be…
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