Written by Juliet Nnaji In a world that is always evolving, conversations about diversity and inclusion play a crucial role in shaping a more understanding society. Recognising the importance of continuing the conversation on LGBTQ+ issues and how they navigate a complex landscape of discrimination in all corners of the world, we will delve into the complexities faced by the LGBTQ+ community, examining discrimination that stretches across borders and impacts lives in diverse ways. “As a bisexual woman, I’ve faced …
Tag: LGBT in Africa
Written by Audrey Obuobisa-Darko I came out to my mother last night. I was cracking under the pressure of carrying my grief alone, dealing with a breakup that was too heavy to bear. I sat on …
Written by Remi * Trigger warnings: Mentions of sexual harassment, sexual assault and homophobia. I started to consume BL and ‘yaoi’ content in my early teenage years. Most of the ‘sex scenes’ were in fact sexual …
Written by Adwoa Supi This is a personal statement of a young Ghanaian woman who was ashamed of her femininity because of the misogynistic environment she grew up in, and thus protested against her body for …
I’ve never been the outgoing type since the incident at college but this girl had me considering otherwise. She picked out one club on 3rd street downtown “The Twist”. Every Friday she’d pick me up from …
A few weeks ago, I shared on Twitter about how Valentine’s Day brings hard feelings for me as a queer person living in a homophobic country because the threat of danger and violence just looms over …
Level One: WTF?! Her name was Anna. I told a friend that I had just had sex with a girl for the first time. His response was, “You need to meet Anna.” Anna invited me to …
We’ll call her Babe. THE THREESOME If someone asked me to list my top 3 threesomes, I’d list this one thrice. Babe saw him (at the supermarket). Beautiful-as-fuck man. Brought him back to the party with …
Written by Fatima B. Derby Dear Adventurers, I hope you have been keeping well? For me, the past week has been heart-wrenching as I have been forced to confront too many precarious lies and ugly truths. …
The Adventurous Writing And Social Media Fellowship was created to seek out, support and amplify feminist writers and content creators writing and their own singular vision. The fellowship program aims to support women and non-binary/gender non-conforming …