The sound of Taylor Swift and Shawn Mendes singing Lover woke me from a deep sleep. I loved the song, that was why it was my boyfriend’s ringtone, after all, so I allowed it to play for a while and sang along drowsily with my eyes still closed until the call was about to end. Then, I connected the call. “Were you sleeping? Or just singing along until the last minute?” my boyfriend Ohene asked as soon as I picked …
Category: Lifestyle
Subtitle: Kgothatso Motshele / Your Pleasure Advocate Emme here! At various points in my life, I have found myself having trouble with… well… sex. If you’ve never struggled with sex, you are in the minority. For …
“Places We Can Be” is a celebration of nature as a safe space and playground for queer people in East Africa, a place where being queer is heavily criminalized. I also strive to portray queer people …
Written by Ayanda M. Listen, have you heard of the notion that the body keeps score? We’ve long understood that our bodies reflect all of the happenings in our emotional realm, and that the emotional realm …
Written by Highest Kite In 2014, our English Teacher – who doubled as a life coach – asked what we were grateful for. Many more of us gave generic answers like good health, the gift of …
I bought my first pair of short shorts in August of 2022. Describing them as “short shorts” might be a touch exaggerated; they hovered just an inch above my knees. Still, they marked the briefest shorts …
Written by Mariam Seme As a Muslim woman, I have always felt anxious during Ramadan, worrying about my period arriving during the 30 days period of fasting. If it does, I have to explain why I …
What My 20 Year-Old Self Thought She Knew and What She Should Have Known The first time I had sex, I felt as though my whole body was engulfed in fire, raging from my cervix straight …
Written by Melony Akpoghene There is a growing subculture of mostly African Gen Z women who are making the choice to become celibate for a period of time. These women are intentionally abstaining from sex with …
Written by Mide Olabanji For many reasons, 2019 was a defining year for Thee Stallion. It was the year she landed her debut spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and solidified her entry into …
Written by Shalom Esene Amidst the fervor of peak romance season, where expressions of love abound among families, friends, and lovers, a prevailing narrative dominates the cultural landscape. This narrative is one centered around straight, monogamous, …