Nigerian queer clubs are underground for a reason. Here’s why Western tourists filming content in Lagos’s LGBTQ+ spaces do more harm than good – and a breakdown of why queer visibility does not automatically equal liberation.
When my father inquired about my plans for the free time I had gained due to the Nigerian university strike of 2010, I surprised both him and myself. Instead of expressing a desire to enroll in a coding program at one of the city’s computer centers, I found myself uttering the words, “I want to take swimming lessons.”
If you’ve ever seen Baywatch starring David Hasselhoff, you might have a glimpse of why this decision seemed unexpected.