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CategoriesFirst Love Our StoriesSheri and Faith have had a long day; they cannot wait to lay in each other’s arms. It’s difficult; pretending to the world, meanwhile, you can’t wait till you get home, to breathe, to release yourself from the burden of the shadow you are wearing. Sheri interns in a fashion school. Her dream is to […]
CategoriesFirst Love Our StoriesIt’s your birthday and for some reason, I decided to break the silence and send you a happy birthday message. I am so sure you will ignore it. I am lazing around the house when my phone vibrates. It’s a message from you. “I still remember how you smell, your scent.” I read those words […]
CategoriesFirst Love Our StoriesWe are excited to announce that we are now accepting submissions from the public for this platform. We believe that it is important to amplify the array of voices and experiences within our LGBTQ community. Like all human beings, LGBTQ individuals exist in the spaces intersecting multiple identities that include race, religion, socioeconomic status, gender […]
Acceptance matters to me. I want acceptance from family, friends, colleagues and society. Somehow, seeking validation from people has driven me this far and is still driving me. I knew I was “unconventional” when, at 8 years of age, I saw a man and woman kiss on TV and felt tingles in my pants—and it […]
…”You no see that guy, see the way he dey do like woman, Waka like woman, talk like woman, he go be gay o”. This is practically what each and every effeminate gay guy in Nigeria experience one time or the other in their life. Words like these tends to tear down our spirit, it […]
