She Called Me Woman

Nigeria's Queer Women Speak

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

She Called Me Woman is a collection of first-hand accounts by a community telling their stories on their own terms. This engaging and groundbreaking collection of queer women's narratives includes stories of first time love and curiosity, navigating same-sex feelings and spirituality, growing up gender non-conforming and overcoming family and society's expectations. What does it means to be a queer Nigerian? How does one embrace the label of `woman'? While some tell of self-acceptance, others talk of friendship and building a home in the midst of the anti-same sex marriage law. The narrators range from those who knew they were gay from a very early age to those who discovered their attraction to the same sex later in life. The stories challenge the stereotypes of what we assume is lesbian, bisexual, gay, and *trans in Nigeria and they offer us a raw, first-hand look into the lives and realities of our family, friends, neighbours and co-workers who are queer.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-04-26
Mått:135 x 216 x 29 mm
Vikt:412 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:344
Förlag:Cassava Republic Press
ISBN:9781911115595

Utforska kategorier

HBTQ+ inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Azeenarh Mohammed is a trained lawyer and a queer, feminist, holistic security trainer who spends her time training non-for-profit organisations on tools and tactics for digital and physical security and psycho-social well-being. Azeenarh is active in the queer women's issues in Nigeria and has written on queerness and technology for publications like This is Africa, Perspectives, and Premium TimesNG. Chitra Nagarajan is an activist, researcher and writer. She has spent the last 15 years working on human rights and peace building and is involved in feminist, anti-racist, anti-fundamentalist and queer movements. She currently lives and works in Maiduguri, Nigeria, focusing on conflict mitigation, civilian protection and women's rights. Rafeeat Aliyu has a BA in Marketing and works in communication and research. She is particularly interested in sex and sexuality in both modern and historical Nigeria.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 1I Pray That Everyone Has Forgotten 18She Called Me 'Woman' 24Love Is Not Wrong 39I Only Admire Girls 49I Am A Proud Lesbian 57We Have Social Media Now. We Have Exposure 65Focusing On Joy 79My Sexuality Is Just The Icing On The Cake 91This Is Not Our World 102The Happiest Moments Of My Life Are Yet To Come 120Living A Double Life 125Doing Things My Own Way 139I Want To Be Myself Around People I Care About 147What Is Happiness? 164To Anyone Being Hated, Be Strong 172My Past Lovers Have Made Me Who I Am 188Some Things You Do For Your Heart 192Your Sexuality Doesn't Define Who You Are 203Who I Have Sex With Is Not Part Of My Identity 215If You Want Lesbian, Go To Room 24 220Everybody In J-Town Is Now A Lola 239Same-Sex Relationships Are A Choice 250This Same-Sex Thing Stays A Long Time 261When I Die, I Just Want To Be Remembered 265There Is No One Way To Be A Woman 275A Woman Who Loves Other Women 283I Don't Believe In Love 292I Can Still Love More 304Why Do I Have To Ask You To Consider Me Human? 312I Convinced Myself I Wasn't A Lesbian 329Biographies 341Acknowledgements 342