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Sexual Orientation

How to support a queer person when they come out

In this article, we will use “queer” as an umbrella term for every member of the LGBTQ community which includes lesbians, gays, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, asexual and other non-heterosexual orientations.

Sexual Orientation

Importance of safe spaces for queer people

We hear and say often that human beings are social animals, but do we really understand what it means?

Sexual Orientation

5 tips on how to combat gay shame

Being gay and living in a country like Nigeria where homophobia has been institutionalized through its Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA) means often looking over your shoulders and living in perpetual fear.

Sexual Orientation

What you need to know about being LGBT+

There are many misconceptions about being Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT+) in Africa. These misconceptions lead to real consequences for LGBT+ persons including discrimination, stigmatization, harassment, and violence.

SEXUAL DIVERSITY

Gay men marry for survival, but that’s only half the story

Feminist and queer spaces have been having a long and difficult conversation around the institution of marriage. One of the reasons was the ‘sudden’ coming out of British television presenter Phillip Schofield, after 27 years of marriage to a cis straight woman. Much of the commentary that has followed his coming out praised Schofield for his bravery to come out and offered support as he leaves his marriage and focuses on living publicly as a gay man.

SEXUAL DIVERSITY

What does the law say about homosexuality

Homosexuality is seen differently in different parts of the world and cultural and personal attitudes towards homosexuality vary widely.

SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR

Sexual Behaviour vs Sexual Orientation

Sexual behaviour or human sexuality is the capacity to have erotic or sexual feelings and experiences. This includes thoughts, fantasies, desires, beliefs, roles, relationships, values and it can be influenced by the prevailing culture in the society that one finds oneself in. Sexual Orientation, on the other hand, is the manner in which human beings seek intimacy in relation to the gender they are attracted to.

SEXUAL DIVERSITY

A Queer Activist opens up on homophobia in Nigeria

“I have the power to make any decision I want over my body”, Matthew Blaise, a young queer advocate based in Lagos shares his experience about homophobia in Nigeria.