Tag: lgbtqia
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A New, Dangerous Visibility: The High-Stakes Gamble of Nigeria’s Gay Porn Economy
Lotanna Omasiri Driven by the siren call of platforms like OnlyFans and X (formerly Twitter), and fueled by economic desperation, a generation of young Nigerian gay men is turning to sex work and amateur porn production as a means of survival, attention, and fleeting career potential. Bolu Okupe, the son of a late, prominent Nigerian…
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The Area Scatter fund for nigerian Queer Creatives
What is the Area Scatter Fund? The Area Scatter Fund is a grassroots emergency relief initiative created by The Kolanut Collective (TKC). It provides small, one-time financial support to young Nigerian queer creatives who are facing urgent needs. We understand the unique and often difficult challenges faced by queer creatives in Nigeria, which is why…
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Our Queer Crush: Tushar Hathiramani
Tushar isn’t just building spaces; he’s crafting sanctuaries. A kaleidoscopic figure—artist, curator, provocateur—he’s the architect of 16/16, a Lagos-based cultural hub that pulsates with the rhythm of queer resistance and creative liberation. Imagine a space where paint splatters meet whispered confessions, where the raw energy of artistic expression collides with the fierce determination to carve…
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Who’s Afraid of Nigerian Transgenders?
Woman wrapper—a slur all too familiar to many queer Nigerian youth, especially boys, used to ridicule and demean them for embracing femininity. It perpetuates the toxic belief that any deviation from rigid gender norms is a sin, something to be feared or despised. Today, the refrain has shifted: “I understand sexuality, but I cannot grasp…
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