Igbo, Queer, and Unfiltered

It is a common misconception in Africa that being queer is un-African. This is not true; our ancestors were not homophobic; it was the colonizers who were. Stay Connected Welcome to myownkindofrunway, a place for unapologetic conversations, fashion, and queer joy. Watch more videos: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9jWWJwF_KzrY14FR9DXO4A https://youtube.com/@igboqueerandunfilteredpod?si=0GZV68iNaWT5B...

In many African homes, churches, and societies, the Bible is used against LGBTQIA+ people as a weapon, not as a source of love, justice, or compassion. Scripture is selectively quoted to shame, silence, threaten, and dehumanize LGBTQIA+ people, while real problems like violence, abuse, corruption, and abuse are ignored. Stay Connected Welcome to myownkindofrunway, a place for unapologetic conversa...

African laws that are against gay people are not about culture; they are about keeping people in line. This episode shows the harsh truth about how African governments use the law against LGBTQIA+ people. These laws are frequently justified as “tradition” or "morality," but the reality is more straightforward and repulsive: they support colonial fear, political power, and religious manipulation ra...

This episode highlights something that countless queer Africans keep to themselves: emotional violence that happens in our homes. Before anyone insults or threatens us, we're already fighting for our lives in our living rooms, bedrooms, and family gatherings. Stay Connected Welcome to myownkindofrunway, a place for unapologetic conversations, fashion, and queer joy. Watch more videos: https://yout...

A lot of the most vocal homophobes in African societies are also the men who live double lives. Shame, religion, hypermasculinity, and fear create a violent undercover culture that hurts everyone, including gay men, women, families, and the men themselves. Stay Connected Welcome to myownkindofrunway, a place for unapologetic conversations, fashion, and queer joy. Watch more videos: https://youtube...

In marriages, churches, the diaspora, and WhatsApp prayer groups all over the world, there are gay men who are living half-lives because the world never let them live fully. This is a real, necessary, and raw conversation. Stay Connected Welcome to myownkindofrunway, a place for unapologetic conversations, fashion, and queer joy. Watch more videos: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9jWWJwF_KzrY14FR9DX...

In spite of Africa's problems with poverty, crime, bad government, inflation, lack of safety, and institutions that don't work, queer people are still considered the biggest threat. This episode highlights the cultural obsession with policing queer lives. Stay Connected Welcome to myownkindofrunway, a place for unapologetic conversations, fashion, and queer joy. Watch more videos: https://you...

Fashion was my first language before I had the words to defend myself as a gay Igbo man living in a culture that is hostile to gay people. Clothes gave me freedom, safety, and visibility. Stay Connected Welcome to myownkindofrunway, a place for unapologetic conversations, fashion, and queer joy. Watch more videos: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9jWWJwF_KzrY14FR9DXO4A https://youtube.com/@igboqueera...

This episode is about the most important things I've learned about being an openly gay Igbo man, ranging from how to deal with family rejection to how to accept myself, and so much more.  Stay Connected Welcome to myownkindofrunway, a place for unapologetic conversations, fashion, and queer joy. Watch more videos: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9jWWJwF_KzrY14FR9DXO4A https://youtube.com/@igboq...

This episode is a tribute to our trans siblings in Nigeria, Africa, and around the world who continue to demonstrate their courage and brilliance in societies that attempt to eradicate them. Stay Connected Welcome to myownkindofrunway, a place for unapologetic conversations, fashion, and queer joy. Watch more videos: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9jWWJwF_KzrY14FR9DXO4A https://youtube.com/@igboque...

People like to talk about gay sex, including pastors, politicians, and even the aunties. But the conversation isn't always honest and kind. Our intimacy isn't dirty; it's real, human, and sacred. Stay Connected Welcome to myownkindofrunway, a place for unapologetic conversations, fashion, and queer joy. Watch more videos: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9jWWJwF_KzrY14FR9DXO4A https://youtube.com/@ig...

This episode calls out the false comfort of tolerance. Saying things like "We don't hate you, just don't show it" isn't progress; it's control. It's the same old oppression, but it's called "politeness." Stay Connected Welcome to myownkindofrunway, a place for unapologetic conversations, fashion, and queer joy. Watch more videos: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9jWWJwF_KzrY14FR9DXO4A https://youtube...

This episode is about the kind of healing that gay people in Nigeria have to do behind closed doors, in shame, and in silence. We're told to move on, forgive, and stop talking about it.

Making an impact, remembering, and standing up for your beliefs are all important aspects of legacy; it's not just about money, properties, or children.

This one is for all queer individuals who have ever been told that their body is dirty, their touch is shameful, or their intimacy is immoral. It is also for those who understand that desire is not a sign of weakness, but rather a source of power.

This is dedicated to all the queer people who have been told to keep quiet, not to bring shame to their families, and to shrink. 

This episode is dedicated to those who have been told that their body is evidence of God's rejection that their love is a curse, and that their queerness is evidence of sin.

This episode is for queer Africans whose lives are talked about like theories instead of facts in schools, churches, on Twitter, and over family dinners.

While family is meant to be your first home, for many queer Africans, it is also the first place where they feel silenced, erased, or threatened. This episode is for all queer people who understand that sometimes the deepest wounds come from your biological family rather than strangers.

We're going to jump right into one of the most exhausting things that queer people have to deal with: being asked to explain ourselves all the time. This can come from homophobic uncles at family gatherings or random strangers.

This one's for all the queer Africans who were told to tone it down so they could fit in. This one is also for everyone who hid pictures of themselves, changed their voice, and didn't talk at family gatherings because they thought that would keep them safe. Respectability politics are control, not protection. They don't stop violence, rejection, or gossip; they just make it easier to erase you. Th...

This is meant for LGBTQIA+ Africans, who have been told that their existence is unimportant and that it comes from the West. It is for people who know what their rights are and won't give in any more. African governments, religious groups, and traditional gatekeepers don't dislike queer people because they think we are immoral; they dislike us because we can't be controlled, don't apologize, and c...

This one is for all the queer people who were told to be quiet, turn down their light, or wait for permission to shine. This is for people who have been through enough pain and finally chose joy as a way to fight back.

This episode is for all queer Africans and queer people of African descent who have been told that being silent equates to being respectful and that your presence, your love, and your life must be “private” to be accepted. Silence is not culture; it is control; it is shame masquerading as tradition; and it is erasing us.

This episode is for all queer individuals who have been told that they are a disgrace to their lineage, as well as for those who are being silenced, mocked, or erased for simply existing. This is also intended for individuals who have heard that homosexuality is not African.