lgbtq

‘A Nasty Boy’ was Nigeria’s groundbreaking queer publication. And then its founder was lured, beaten and outed.

(A Nasty Boy launched to international applause. A year later, its founder was targeted. Photo courtesy A Nasty Boy)This time last year, Richard Akuson, 25, seemed to have it all. In his hometown of Abuja, Nigeria, he was not only the founder of a boutique PR agency called The...

What it’s like to be gay, hairy and fetishized

The hair on my chest, ass, and thighs has been the property of others for as long as I’ve had it. When I was in high school, boys in the gym locker room would make their eyes as big as a tree frog’s and cackle in the direction...