Coming into my queerness: A tale of Arabic pop songs, sleeping naked, and firsts
By Jaha I was ten when we got our first satellite dish. As those were heavily sanctioned by…
Why Your Relationship Isn’t Over Just Because You Stopped Having Sex
Our sex lives are weird. It often comes in waves – usually no sex at the beginning of…
Politics & Lifestyle,Sex, Relationships & Love
Summer Dungeon Nights
By Coily Era “Lub dub, lub dub, lub dub.” I could hear the workings of her heart as…
Sex and curiosity: The fantasy on the other side of straight.
By ‘A lover of women’ I had always found women intriguing. I did not necessarily see it as…
Gender & Identity,Politics & Lifestyle
To girls whose thighs touch
Artwork by SheRoxLox By SheRoxLox/ @sheroxlox (This post was first posted in 2016 but we thought a throwback was…
Sliding into the DMs: On checking in and community care within Black feminism
A few years ago, on the way to a conference of feminists I remember sitting at my boarding…
Love & Relationships,Politics & Lifestyle
Exorcising the heteronormative ghost from Afropolitan futures
By Dr. Anima Adjepong Some time back, I was re-watching Nicole Amartefio’s creative show, An African City. The show follows…
Fat Gurl Culture – the truth about being a black fat femme
By Ntombi’Zodidi Mazana I want to start off by saying this - I use the word “gurl” instead…
Revisiting the essay ‘Homosexuality is ‘unafrican’ in pre-colonial history’
By Cosmic Yoruba I wrote the essay, “Homosexuality is “unAfrican” in pre-colonial history” a couple of years ago. Thanks to HOLAA!,…
‘I thought she wanted me to be a man’: getting into the world of strap-ons
By Nnenna Marcia/ @NnennaMarcia. I’d never tried a strap-on before I met her, not being one for the introduction…