Sexual Minorities

Description: 2 Black queer figures dancing in an underground rave. They are both wearing outfits that are reminiscent of the early 2000s Nollywood era. One figure in the foreground wears a pink shirt and large neon-yellow hoop earrings. The second figure, partially facing forward, wears a lime green beanie, dark sunglasses, and vibrant pink hair.
“It’s incredibly frustrating”: Queer Lagosians made alté cool. Now they’re being pushed out

Image Description: 2 Black queer figures dancing in an underground rave. They both wear outfits…

A young queer couple sharing an embrace in a glass box surrounded by floating eyes.
Is my love queer enough for you?

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A faceless queer figure with dark skin and a lip ring, set against a chaotic background of torn newspaper clippings and bold protest signs. Headlines with harmful stereotypes are partially blacked out, while vibrant signs proclaim “Being Queer Is Not A Headline” and “Tell Our Stories Right.”
“They want you to say something negative”: Queer Nigerian journalists face systemic exclusion

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A patient standing in a hospital hallway between two doors—one marked with the male symbol and the other with the female symbol. The patient appears translucent, revealing the intersex flag painted on the wall where a door should be.
“He asked if I was a man or woman”: Kenya’s intersex people vs. its healthcare system

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“I am scared for my life”: Queer Ugandans on surviving under the country’s harsh anti-LGBTQ law

Kampala, Uganda (Minority Africa) — In March 2023, Uganda passed one of the harshest anti-homosexuality…

A portrait of the Kenyan musician Ashton Laurence against a backdrop of the city of Nairobi at night
“To be seen, have unabashed fun and be liberated”: A Kenyan party celebrates queer joy

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Description: A large tree with roots of different pride colors underground. Some of these colored roots blend into the more natural-looking color of the tree trunk.
“My family of choice”: Queer Nigerians are moving from conventional to chosen families, but is it always enough?

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Queer Nigerian students are finding community in a campus “Love House”
Queer Nigerian students are finding community in a campus “Love House”

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A colorful lighthouse standing in a stormy sea, with beams of light transforming into supportive hands reaching out to drowning queer community members.
“They made me feel like I mattered”: Inside an online counselling service for LGBTQ+ Nigerians

TW: This story contains references to suicide.  Image description: A colourful lighthouse standing in a…

A crossdresser in a village in Northern Nigeria
The ‘Yan Daudu’ dilemma: Navigating a pre-Islamic queer identity in the modern world

Editor’s note: This story was published in collaboration with FairPlanet as part of the Dual…

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