The Rustin Times’ Founder/Editor-in-Chief, Harry Itie has been featured in a new book titled Sassy Planet: A Queer Guide to 40 Cities Big and Small. The book by David Dodge, Nick Schiarizzi and Harish Bhandari is a travel guide exploring what’s hot in different cities and what it means to be LGBT+ in those societies….
In the most recent episode of The Harry Minute, Biodun Y, a trans woman, shared about her experience of being a trans woman in Nigeria. The show, hosted by Harry Itie, is a social commentary that explores social issues, pop culture, religion, and sexuality. In the 24-minute episode, Biodun shared about her childhood, coming out,…
I know I am only 32 years old, but I can honestly say that I have lived many lives. I have been different things to different people at various times in my life. When you have to live like that, it eventually gets exhausting. You get to a point where you begin to wonder why…
Defiance explores the lives of young queer individuals who are not just out and visible but are vocal in the fight for equality in Nigeria. It also explores the laws in Nigeria and how they affect the personal lives of LGBT+ people in the country. Directed by Harry Itie, it features interviews with Matthew Blaise,…
When we went live with The Rustin Times in 2017, the goal was to tell authentic stories of the LGBTQ experience across the African continent. “I was on a flight to Nairobi to attend a training with activists from Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda. I hadn’t done much advocacy, but I was desperate to start. I…
It is a busy Sunday afternoon, and while most churches in Nairobi are wrapping up their Sunday service, the Cosmopolitan Affirming Community is about to start theirs. This is not your typical Sunday service. It is a fellowship of people of faith who are a part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in…
In April, a viral video was trending on Nigerian Twitter. A naked man was walking down the street. Behind him were men hurling insults at him. It is unclear from the video how he got in contact with them or how they found him. One of them said, “You go die today,” as they followed…
Nigerian Twitter went on a frenzy when it seemed like one of Nigeria’s beloved rappers was taking a stand for the LGBT community. In an episode of Middle Ground, MI called Nigeria’s anti-gay law stupid. He, alongside April Maey and Wendy Akomolafe-Kalu, were discussing the incident where a Taxify driver sexually assaulted a customer because…
The past week has been emotional for us at The Rustin Times. It feels like the fight for equality is taking a huge setback not just in Africa but in places across the world. From Donald Trump’s transgender ban to the arrest at Owode in Lagos, it seems like as soon as we celebrate a…
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