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Why All The Hate?

I began a discussion with my colleagues at work today on the subject of gay rights and as usual, everyone was against me and some even suggested that I be prayed for, because I was probably demon poss … Read More»

Gays and Lesbians, Thou Shall Not Exist

In my country and in my community, homosexuality is beyond taboo. The hate people have for them is beyond comprehension. If a gay couple were caught, the population will most certainly lynch them. … Read More»

Tis' a Small World

'It's a small world indeed", I said to myself after meeting three members of the worldpulse community by chance in a conference in Bangalore, India recently. … Read More»

HIV Expert Patient

In a bland and sterile hospital room in the Southwest Region of Cameroon, two women, both HIV-positive, sit at a table talking to each other. … Read More»

Child Marriages are real!

A few days ago, a man walked into my office with three girls. The girls were quite young looking and as I would soon find out, the oldest was 20 and the others 17. … Read More»

Gabon gets a female president

One man's meat is another man's poison. The longest serving president in Africa died and some cry while others rejoice. Those who rejoice do so because death achieved what democracy had failed to do. … Read More»

The Image of Women in Mainstream Media

There's this popular genre of movies that many african women enjoy - Nigerian movies. It's everywhere in my community on mainstream tv, on videos, cds, computers, I mean it's everywhere. … Read More»

Gender Education

I was having a discussion with some friends recently, and it occurred to me that a person can be educated and literate, but also gender illiterate at the same time. … Read More»

Marriage

I covered a ceremony on account of the International day of the Family this year and one of the high points of the event was a marriage ceremony for 17 couples present. … Read More»

Suing for Lack of Sex

The Kenyan man James is suing female activities groups for persuading his wife to deny him sex for seven days. He says it caused him stress because he has 'a huge appetite for sex'. … Read More»

Ending the Violence

A woman will be buried on Saturday following her death from injuries sustained after she was beaten by her ex fiance. For the purpose of this posting, let me call her Anne. … Read More»

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