I had a lot of fun sharing, reading and being in conversation with the SOAS community about my passion and work documenting the diverse stories around African women, sex and sexualities. Some of you may be …
Tag: sexuality
In January 2009, Malaka and I began blogging about sex and sexualities. For me the inspiration had been going on a girls holiday with a group of women from different African countries, and having the most …
What does the future hold for Africa where sex, sexuality and bodily integrity are concerned? Will we be having pleasurable sex assisted by robots? Will we have left behind the world of homophobia and slut shaming? …
Do you remember your first orgasm? What emotions did you feel? Mine was fear but I’m getting ahead of myself here. I was recently reminded of my very first orgasm and I’d like to share two …
I feel very fortunate to have been invited as a guest to the 2016 edition of the Ake Arts & Book Festival. In a few hours I will be speaking on a panel entitled, ‘Legs Open, …
When I was young and naïve, I used to think that when a woman gets married God plants a seed in her belly which grows into a baby. How else could one explain why a woman’s …
[In this conversation, Awino Okech and Nana Darkoa chat about the politics of bodies, debates on sex positivity, feminisms, sexualities and resisting patriarchy. Join the conversation in the comments box] N.D.S: I have been thinking a lot …
Recently I was having a conversation with some fellow African feminists and over the vino we were getting into issues of where and how to get your good sex and the issue of intersectionality came up, …
Ghana people and all lovers of the Chalewote festival. I am excited to inform you that ‘Adventures’ is taking part in this year’s edition of what has fast become one of the continent’s most exciting artistic …
I had never really thought about BDSM until I decided to actively read about it. I always felt there was something unexplored there. I knew I loved vanilla spanking and choking but I was never fully …