REPRESSED. This is not a term I or any of my friends would label me with, yet I am in a position where I have to admit that I am repressed or at least going through …
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My friends over at Accra[dot]Alt held one of their regular Talk Parties last week and invited Crystal Svaniker, Kobby Graham, Elvina Quaison and I to share insights from the Open Forum which we attended in May. …
Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am a woman. I’m in my late twenties. I’m Ghanaian and Ewe—hence the moniker—and, since I can remember, I have always been in love with penises. …
Hello Lovely People! Today I’ve decided to wade into the controversial waters of gay/ lesbian rights. Most Africans are ‘allegedly’ conservative and so it appears that the farther a person strays from vanilla sex (vanilla sex …
I was BBM’ing with my friend earlier today and somehow the conversation turned to situations where you get turned on against your will. Me: “What are you up to?” Him: “I’m trying to read in bed …
Whether you live in Accra, Ghana or Akron, Ohio in the US, as a woman of African descent you know what it means to have your sexual health and pleasure controlled by someone else. You could …
“Invite Mansa to that event you go to regularly,” said my friend Kojo to me via DM (direct message facility on twitter). She’s just moved back and wants to meet some new people. “Sure”, I responded. …
A girls virginity is something to be treasured right? (well that’s what they say anyway). People build such anticipation for that first time you give yourself to someone. Will you enjoy it? Will it be painful? …
I’ve just been counselling my friend about her relationship over BBM. She loves her man, he loves her but they keep arguing over small things. They have had long conversations about ‘it’. They know it’s fundamentally …
It started innocently enough. Drinking games on a summer afternoon. A group of young ladies cackling about, men, education, boys, friends, fellas, holiday drunkenness and of course men. Hours passed and when the sun disappeared so …