Megan Rapinoe, Billie Jean King, and 174 other female athletes signed a brief to support transgender girls and women playing sports as their gender identity, LGBTQNation reports. “Embedded in our nation’s shared love of athletics is the fundamental principle that anyone can participate in sports, no matter their race, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or…
From social media campaigns to legal battles to protests against police brutality, the year has been one of increased visibility, and resistance. In Nigeria, there is a very significant endeavour to keep queer people underground, to keep us out of sight and out of earshot. The social changes and contributions to the culture that we…
How do you open the first-ever gay album in Nigeria? If you are using Temmie Ovwasa’s formula you begin by demolishing any pretence at modesty – at shame and its accompanying structures. In a crisp unwavering voice that packed more than the power in the words she sang, Temmie, opened with the album’s intro song…
Popular social networking and online dating application for gay, bi, trans, and queer people, Grindr, has released their end of the year report, a Snapshot of Sex & Dating on the app in 2020. “We’re giving our users a little something extra to open this holiday season with Grindr Unwrapped, an informal stats report that…
Have you ever taken the time to find out why many queer men are either in shabby relationships or in none at all? Let’s take a keen look. Dating in the queer community, from careful observations and personal experiences, can only be described with one word — herculean. There are always many things involved. From…
Brand and storytelling strategist, Kehinde Bademosi (popularly known as Kenny Brandmuse) who came out in 2015 after a harrowing divorce experience from a 5-year marriage has announced plans to launch HappinessHis. HappinessHis is a webcast solely devoted to the love stories of men who love men with the goal of inspiring others in their pursuit…
On Monday, 14th December 2020, The British Government announced that it would be letting go of its ban on blood donation by gay and bisexual men. Prior to this, gay and bisexual men have been considered too risky to donate and have not been allowed to donate blood unless they’ve abstained from sex for three…
The coronavirus pandemic may have put a halt to a lot of things and may have had movie production companies rescheduling release dates or putting a halt to movie shoots but it definitely birthed a lot of ideas. One of these ideas was Ife, a movie which according to writer and director, Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim was…
On 5 December 2020, Lunko House, a trans-led, community-based organization based in Kenya for gender diverse and sexual refugees, asylum seekers, and for both refugee and host-community youth, showcased its tailor-made 2020 fashion line at the East Africa International Fashion Week. In addition to the work in fashion, Lunko House promotes the quality of life…
Originally recorded for archival purposes only, Bianca Del Rio and Peaches Christ will livestream screen “What Ever Happened to Bianca Del Rio?” on December 19 & 20, 2020. Peaches Christ, a longtime expert on the intersection of horror and bitchery, has wanted to pay tribute to What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? ever since she…
The President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, has announced that he has no definitive stance on same-sex marriage and will allow the citizens to determine whether the country should legalise it or not. The Presidential press secretary Brian Banda made this announcement to the media during the Weekly Brief at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre on Monday….
When homophobes say we need to act this way and that way before we are accepted, they are trying to say our lives are in their hands; that they can do and undo our humanity. It is laughable because we are the same humans, deserving of equal rights and opportunities as them. Same humans that…
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