Written by Remi On the same Thursday, many queer X users and allies mentioned that last year, when 21 people in Ho (involved in the #Ho21) were jailed for “unlawful assembly”, it was an indicator of how anyone could easily be profiled as queer once a random person declared they were, and would be subjected to abuse or worse, death. Fast forward to Thursday, people who weren’t even profiled as queer were arrested for “unlawful assembly” too. This just shows …
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Written by Remi The first time I heard about the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest was the night before the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day. I saw it on one of my close friend’s WhatsApp status. On Thursday morning, I …
How does one tell their story of injustice in the face of corruption and a world where the rich and powerful get away with crime? How is a victim of child sexual abuse expected to just …
I’m not convinced that monogamy works – at least not for me. In my primary relationships there’s always been a point where I’ve felt like, ‘oh my god, I need to sleep with someone else’. And …
This past August, on a cool post-rain Saturday night, I made my way towards Labone for a date night with a new guy. I had met him through the creative circles in Accra and was really …
Hey Adventurers, I’m super excited to be the Writer’s Project of Ghana’s featured writer this month. This event takes place on Wednesday 28th June at 7pm prompt. Earlier today I was planning what I am going …
On a number of occasions, various researchers or journalists have asked me if I can introduce them to LGBTQI activists or organisations. I always struggle with requests like these. What are they looking for exactly I …
Adventures is calling for stories from spirit women for a session that will take place at #ChaleWote2016 – Africa’s largest street art festival. See more info on SPIRIT WOMEN below, and if this strikes a chord, share …
As some of you may already know, we held a ‘Queer Vibrations’ panel at the 2015 edition of Chalewote. Nana Akosua Hanson, Ama Agyeman, Rafeeat Aliyu, and I read various stories and articles with Paula Akugizibwe, …
This excerpt from ‘Love Reality’ is courtesy of Nana Malone who will be holding a reading in Ghana on Thursday 30th April at KUA in Labone. Read part 1 here ************************************************************************************************ Her turn? Yes please. …
I was really excited about this year’s Ghana Blogging and Social Media Awards. I was delighted that our blog ‘Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women’ had been nominated for a 3rd time in the best …