Cis heteronormativity is the idea that there are only two genders and two sexual orientations and that is what should be the norm. Cis heteronormativity forces women to only be attracted to men, and men to …
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Our Journey 10 years ago, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and her best friend Malaka Grant started the Adventures blog as a way to demystify women’s sexuality and encourage themselves and others to have open and honest conversations …
My sister and I traveled to Ghana at varying points in the year; she in April and I in September. Whether we find ourselves in the country at the same time or not, we have historically …
I’m excited to share that I will be back at #PaGya this Saturday, 19th October at 7:50pm in conversation with one of my favs Timehin Adegbeye, winner of the Gerald Kraak prize, and all round fabulous …
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the creation of the blog, Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women. The blog was started in January 2009 by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and Malaka Grant, as a space …
This motherhood gig does very peculiar things to your body. Takes a while to get used to it! My baby was about 4 months old when I became sexually active again. It was the December holidays …
I booked a yoni massage yesterday. I’m not sure what my expectations were, or maybe that was the issue, I had been primed to have my mind blown. The masseur had said to me over whatsapp …
Hello, Adventurers! We received this query from a reader and sought the help of a medical expert in order to get some general advice. Anonymous asks: I am a 35 year old virgin mostly because I …
In August I went to Grenada in the Carribean for the first time. I was there with a group of girlfriends to take part in Carnival. Prior to this I had mainly thought of Carnival as …
I hate shaving. Absolutely, 100% do not like it. In high school and even university, I’d get subtly shamed for leaving my bush, well…errr…bushy. But I just hated shaving. I hate the discomfort that comes with …