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Love Offers No Safety: Nigeria’s Queer Men Speak is a raw and powerful collection of 25 first-person narratives that explore the diverse experience of queer Nigerian men. These stirring stories cut across age, class, religion, ethnicity, family and relationships, offering a glimpse into what it means to survive as a queer man in Nigeria. From Tunji, who takes us back to the thriving networking community before social media, to Chukwori, who struggles to reconcile his need to serve God with his sexuality, and Abdulkarim, who frustratingly wonders if he’ll ever stop working twice as hard to be accepted, these stories are full of contradictions, anger, resiliency, profound insight, and radical hope.


With heightened levels of oppression, violence, and discrimination faced by LGBTQ Nigerians due to the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Law, these voices remind us of what the queer community in Nigeria has always been fighting for - the freedom to be themselves, love themselves, and love each other, despite being viewed as unworthy. Love Offers No Safety is a heart-breaking yet hopeful reminder that love knows no boundaries and offers no safety, but it is worth fighting for.



Table of Contents

Table Of Contents

Introduction

  1. The Past Was More Accepting Than The Future
  2. I Was Never Alone With My Mother’s Love
  3. My Sexuality Is Part Of Me, But It Does Not Define Me
  4. Do Not Rely Too Much On Labels, For Too Often They Are Fables
  5. Navigating Loneliness
  6. The Many Faces Of Love Offers No Safety
  7. A Divine Life In Darkness, A Liberated Life In Light
  8. Between A Rock And A Hard Place
  9. As Long As I Love Myself, I Will Be Fine
  10. When I Am No Longer Afraid, I Will Stop Being Perfect
  11. My Future Is Not With A Woman
  12. My Sexuality Does Not Affects My Faith
  13. Every Man Is Born Gay
  14. Waiting On The Sideline For The Life I Desire
  15. Despite Pitfalls, I Have Triumphed In My Sexuality
  16. I Am Queer. This Is Who I Am
  17. My Activism Is To Protect Vulnerable People
  18. Swinging Both Ways With A Solid Marriage
  19. I Will Continue To Survive Within This Environment
  20. It Is Not What I Do, It Is Who I Am
  21. Steppingstones To Happiness
  22. I Was Forced To Come Out
  23. If Your Son Asks For Bread, Will You Give Him A Stone?
  24. The Tide Will Determine How Well The Pendulum Will Swing

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    Publisher: Cassava Republic Press
    Publication Date: 09/01/2024
    ISBN13: 9781913175481, 978-1913175481
    ISBN10: 1913175480
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Love Offers No Safety: Nigeria’s Queer Men Speak is a raw and powerful collection of 25 first-person narratives that explore the diverse experience of queer Nigerian men. These stirring stories cut across age, class, religion, ethnicity, family and relationships, offering a glimpse into what it means to survive as a queer man in Nigeria. From Tunji, who takes us back to the thriving networking community before social media, to Chukwori, who struggles to reconcile his need to serve God with his sexuality, and Abdulkarim, who frustratingly wonders if he’ll ever stop working twice as hard to be accepted, these stories are full of contradictions, anger, resiliency, profound insight, and radical hope.


    With heightened levels of oppression, violence, and discrimination faced by LGBTQ Nigerians due to the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Law, these voices remind us of what the queer community in Nigeria has always been fighting for - the freedom to be themselves, love themselves, and love each other, despite being viewed as unworthy. Love Offers No Safety is a heart-breaking yet hopeful reminder that love knows no boundaries and offers no safety, but it is worth fighting for.



    Table of Contents

    Table Of Contents

    Introduction

    1. The Past Was More Accepting Than The Future
    2. I Was Never Alone With My Mother’s Love
    3. My Sexuality Is Part Of Me, But It Does Not Define Me
    4. Do Not Rely Too Much On Labels, For Too Often They Are Fables
    5. Navigating Loneliness
    6. The Many Faces Of Love Offers No Safety
    7. A Divine Life In Darkness, A Liberated Life In Light
    8. Between A Rock And A Hard Place
    9. As Long As I Love Myself, I Will Be Fine
    10. When I Am No Longer Afraid, I Will Stop Being Perfect
    11. My Future Is Not With A Woman
    12. My Sexuality Does Not Affects My Faith
    13. Every Man Is Born Gay
    14. Waiting On The Sideline For The Life I Desire
    15. Despite Pitfalls, I Have Triumphed In My Sexuality
    16. I Am Queer. This Is Who I Am
    17. My Activism Is To Protect Vulnerable People
    18. Swinging Both Ways With A Solid Marriage
    19. I Will Continue To Survive Within This Environment
    20. It Is Not What I Do, It Is Who I Am
    21. Steppingstones To Happiness
    22. I Was Forced To Come Out
    23. If Your Son Asks For Bread, Will You Give Him A Stone?
    24. The Tide Will Determine How Well The Pendulum Will Swing

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