Curiosity not (always) condemnation: On the freeing potential of queerness (Repost)
By Anima Adjepong In my last essay, I discussed a comment I overheard from a Ghanaian woman who…
Hiding in a second closet: Silences around abuse in queer relationships
In the queer community the idea is that everything is fine — we are loving and sexing, and…
Writing erotica can help the fight for LGBT+ rights
Download Dark Juices and Aphrodisiacs: Erotic Diary Vol I With the push for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…
The Electricity of a First Fuck
By Caroline Araes Distant chatter around us, with the sound of glasses clinking as the afternoon crowd joins…
Coming out to loved ones: A short toolkit to help
Coming out is possibly the worst thing that you could ever want to do. Ever. It is scary…
Obloquy
By Carlo Kui. Before I tell you about physical scars on my body, Let me tell you about…
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Cis man-ness in the streets, fem queerness in the sheets
By Amina Okar The privilege of being read as cisgender when you are, in fact, a transgender individual, comes…
Whats in a dress?: Queer Femininity as Political
What’s in a dress? In our case as queer womxn and non-binary folx a lot. Whether intentional or…
Pre – Colonial Igboland: On Woman to Woman Marriage (Repost)
By Cosmic Yoruba Nwando Achebe writes that “woman-to-woman marriage in Africa has absolutely nothing to do with homosexuality” (emphasis,…
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By Black Thighs I said: “If I am going to write a love story, a story about love,…