Grindr has made dating easy for many people around the wold as millions can sign up and find potential partners for friendship, relationships or even sex. However, Grindr has been used as a tool by some to blackmail and harass members of the LGBT community in different parts of Africa. Many countries across the continent…
With May came a part of my anxiety disorder I never knew existed. Before now, I hadn’t been able to imagine the ways my mind and body could turn against each other. How neither would refuse to work with the other, chasing their gratifications in vastly divergent ways, demanding unhealthy attention, and stretching out the…
Untold Facts, a flagship discussion show by The Initiative for Equal Rights is back for it’s fourth season. The show hosted by renowned media personality Arit Okpo, discusses issues pertaining to people in the LGBT community. The first episode is titled ‘Digital Security and the Queer Nigerian’ and it discusses some of the security challenges…
Perhaps I was the one who made the mistake of linking my brother to my friend. Not like there had been a lot of options at the time: the family wants the boy to stay in a hostel for his first and second years in school because, according to a common belief by Nigerian parents,…
We are back with Out, Proud and African, our special Pride Month series that curates stories of Africans on the continent and in the diaspora who are out, visible and living their truths. We recognise that to be out as an African is not easy and we celebrate these individuals who are at the forefront…
We are gradually getting to the end of June but it is not over until it is over. Pride Month is still in full swings and we are here to hook you up with amazing content that you should be checking out. We also recognise that we can’t know every show or film that is…
We are back with Out, Proud and African, our special Pride Month series that curates stories of Africans on the continent and in the diaspora who are out, visible and living their truths. We recognise that to be out as an African is not easy and we celebrate these individuals who are at the forefront…
I dedicate my pride to her, the girl on the phone a few steps away from me, exclaiming. A girl for all appearances who is like every other girl, her legs dangling off a chair, a tired Nigerian speaking about her with a familiar tone of amusement. A girl who rises and squeals when she…
We are back with Out, Proud and African, our special Pride Month series that curates stories of Africans on the continent and in the diaspora who are out, visible and living their truths. We recognise that to be out as an African is not easy and we celebrate these individuals who are at the forefront…
We are back with Out, Proud and African, our special Pride Month series that curates stories of Africans on the continent and in the diaspora who are out, visible and living their truths. We recognise that to be out as an African is not easy and we celebrate these individuals who are at the forefront…
Tatenda Ngwaru is one of Africa’s prominent intersex activists currently living in New York City. For years, Ngwaru has led conversations on intersex across the continent and uses her story to discuss intersex issues alongside migration in the United States. In the short documentary, She’s Not a Boy, chronicles Ngwaru’s journey from Zimbabwe to New…
We are back with Out, Proud and African, our special Pride Month series that curates stories of Africans on the continent and in the diaspora who are out, visible and living their truths. We recognise that to be out as an African is not easy and we celebrate these individuals who are at the forefront…
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