Ethiopia: LGBTI+ community facing surge in hate and violence
In recent weeks, LGBTI+ organisations in Ethiopia have documented a troubling rise in queerphobic attacks against individuals.
I Knew Sheila Lumumba: Here Is My Story
In a moving tribute, a Kenyan activist writes about his friend, Sheila Lumumba, a non-binary lesbian who was murdered in Nairobi.
I’ve been wondering about chemsex lately…
For many in our community, sex and substance use are closely linked. In this article, anonymous opens up about his experience with chemsex.
Opinion | Much ado about a rainbow flag
Kenyans were outraged after a rainbow flag was recently raised on top of Mt Kenya, along with the national flag. Activist Denis Nzioka looks at why a simple rainbow flag would elicit so much hate.
Male 2 Male health | My chemsex experience
As a gay man, chemsex was the ultimate high. It was a confidence booster and the sex was fantastic. But ultimately it left me feeling fake, empty and out of control.
Health: There is someone in our corner
I am a 48-year-old gay male who recently contracted the hepatitis B virus. This is my story. It all started late last year when out of the blue I felt very bloated; a feeling I was not accustomed to. This was replaced by on/off nausea and feeling tired. I thought it would pass but when […]
And…Cut! A double circumcision story
Circumcision is a controversial topic. Pros and cons exist for men who are cut, and men who are not. In 2007, I decided to get cut. I had a number of reasons, amongst them that I prefer the way cut dicks look, personal hygiene, and that I’d heard that I would have 60% less chance […]
A CONFESSION: LETTING MY GUARD DOWN
Shortly before my 28th birthday, I discovered that a friend of mine was HIV positive. He wasn’t a very close friend, but I knew him quite well and it came as a shock to me because he was well educated, intelligent and financially established in the world, and I believed that people like him did […]
CROSSING OVER (An anonymous writer’s reflection on drug culture)
When I was in high school my poodle got tick bite fever and because we lived on a farm we kept pet meds in the fridge. The hardest thing for me to do was to puncture her skin and inject the Phenamidine. I knew if I didn’t she would die. So I saved her life. […]
GAY NATIVITY SCENE SHOCKS ITALY
Italian law-makers have expressed outrage over the addition of two dolls representing a gay couple into a nativity scene in Parliament.