Tag: LGBT in Africa

Revisiting the essay ‘Homosexuality is ‘unafrican’ in pre-colonial history’

Politics & Lifestyle

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

Sex, Relationships & Love

‘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…

Pre – Colonial Igboland: On Woman to Woman Marriage (Repost)

Politics & Lifestyle,Sex, Relationships & Love

Pre – Colonial Igboland: On Woman to Woman Marriage (Repost)

Nwando Achebe writes that “woman-to-woman marriage in Africa has absolutely nothing to do with homosexuality” (emphasis, hers)…and I actually agree…

Staying in closet as a form of self care (Reblog)

Politics & Lifestyle

Staying in closet as a form of self care (Reblog)

By MaThokoTo a younger me – “Don’t come out, if you don’t want to” Coming out – the act…

#QueerSexIs: A fun, relatable bunch of tweets on queer sex.

Afro Sexual Wisdom,Politics & Lifestyle,Sex, Relationships & Love

#QueerSexIs: A fun, relatable bunch of tweets on queer sex.

What is queer sex? We went to the Twitter streets to find out what having sex within this…

‘Doing supi’ or something else to be

Gender & Identity,Politics & Lifestyle

‘Doing supi’ or something else to be

By Dr. Anima Adjepong An image comes to mind: an empty field of green grass. In the horizon to…

Coming out to loved ones: A short toolkit to help

Afro Sexual Wisdom

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…

How to be an LGBTQ-ally

Politics & Lifestyle

How to be an LGBTQ-ally

These are some of the questions many 'baby allies' are burning to ask and, much as they are interesting, they…

All of the Things Women Do.

Love & Relationships

All of the Things Women Do.

"What do women do in bed? Doesn't it get boring?’ Senseless questions that need a sensual answer. How can you not quiver when you think of all the things a woman can do? How can you not want to spend that extra moment of longing whilst you think and imagine of the tastes and sounds and visuals that come with two women clutching, writhing, moaning, scratching, bonding…coming.

All aboard the Virgin Struggle Bus: The intersection of virginity and queerness

Sex

All aboard the Virgin Struggle Bus: The intersection of virginity and queerness

By Hamda Lawal When I was 16, I made a covenant with God that I would remain a…