All Yours
By Kare Kibaara Round One You're there, across the room undressing me with your eyes. I can feel…
Erotic Series: Exposed
Beryl Opiyo I feel her eyes on me, staring, gauging, taking me in. I look at her through…
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…
Erotic Series: Once Upon A Text
By Urban Shaman Me: Hey, I was thinking about you today. Crush: Aww, you're sweet! Me: No, actually…
QUEERING LOVE PART II: Love in the time of patriarchy
By Bel South Fight the patriarchy! (In your own home) Fighting the patriarchy, the straight-thinking upward mobility-obsessed power-hungry…
QUEERING LOVE PART I: Introduction and Part I
By Bel South Introduction When the HOLAAfrica! team put out a call for stories about queer love it…
Erotic Series: A Ritual
By Lady Lighthouse It’s become a ritual. Sort of. Always at her house. Always a delicious meal, sometimes…
13 Questions You Need To Ask Yourself Before Entering A Relationship
Many of us feel the “need” to be in a relationship in order to keep our sanity. For…
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…