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She Called Me Woman Nigeria's Queer Women Speak

Mohammed, Azeenarh Nagarajan, Chitra Aliyu, Rafeeat
Heftet / 2018 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781911115595
Publisert
2018-04-26
Utgiver
Vendor
Cassava Republic Press
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
135 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
344

Redaktør
Mohammed, Azeenarh
Nagarajan, Chitra
Aliyu, Rafeeat

Biographical note

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.

She Called Me Woman Nigeria's Queer Women Speak

Mohammed, Azeenarh Nagarajan, Chitra Aliyu, Rafeeat
Heftet / 2018 / Engelsk
Mohammed, Azeenarh Nagarajan, Chitra Aliyu, Rafeeat
Heftet / 2018 / Engelsk
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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.
Les mer
A collection of first hand narrations that provide a raw and intimate look into the lives of Nigeria's queer women. She Called Me Woman challenges our assumptions aout what it means to be lesbian, bisexual or trans in Nigeria today.
Les mer
Introduction 1 I Pray That Everyone Has Forgotten 18 She Called Me 'Woman' 24 Love Is Not Wrong 39 I Only Admire Girls 49 I Am A Proud Lesbian 57 We Have Social Media Now. We Have Exposure 65 Focusing On Joy 79 My Sexuality Is Just The Icing On The Cake 91 This Is Not Our World 102 The Happiest Moments Of My Life Are Yet To Come 120 Living A Double Life 125 Doing Things My Own Way 139 I Want To Be Myself Around People I Care About 147 What Is Happiness? 164 To Anyone Being Hated, Be Strong 172 My Past Lovers Have Made Me Who I Am 188 Some Things You Do For Your Heart 192 Your Sexuality Doesn't Define Who You Are 203 Who I Have Sex With Is Not Part Of My Identity 215 If You Want Lesbian, Go To Room 24 220 Everybody In J-Town Is Now A Lola 239 Same-Sex Relationships Are A Choice 250 This Same-Sex Thing Stays A Long Time 261 When I Die, I Just Want To Be Remembered 265 There Is No One Way To Be A Woman 275 A Woman Who Loves Other Women 283 I Don't Believe In Love 292 I Can Still Love More 304 Why Do I Have To Ask You To Consider Me Human? 312 I Convinced Myself I Wasn't A Lesbian 329 Biographies 341 Acknowledgements 342
Les mer
* Coop available * Advance review copies available * National print and radio campaign * Announcement emails to be sent to independent bookstores and book clubs * Social media campaign * Giveaways: Twitter, Facebook & Goodreads
Les mer

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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.
Les mer
A collection of first hand narrations that provide a raw and intimate look into the lives of Nigeria's queer women. She Called Me Woman challenges our assumptions aout what it means to be lesbian, bisexual or trans in Nigeria today.
Les mer
Introduction 1 I Pray That Everyone Has Forgotten 18 She Called Me 'Woman' 24 Love Is Not Wrong 39 I Only Admire Girls 49 I Am A Proud Lesbian 57 We Have Social Media Now. We Have Exposure 65 Focusing On Joy 79 My Sexuality Is Just The Icing On The Cake 91 This Is Not Our World 102 The Happiest Moments Of My Life Are Yet To Come 120 Living A Double Life 125 Doing Things My Own Way 139 I Want To Be Myself Around People I Care About 147 What Is Happiness? 164 To Anyone Being Hated, Be Strong 172 My Past Lovers Have Made Me Who I Am 188 Some Things You Do For Your Heart 192 Your Sexuality Doesn't Define Who You Are 203 Who I Have Sex With Is Not Part Of My Identity 215 If You Want Lesbian, Go To Room 24 220 Everybody In J-Town Is Now A Lola 239 Same-Sex Relationships Are A Choice 250 This Same-Sex Thing Stays A Long Time 261 When I Die, I Just Want To Be Remembered 265 There Is No One Way To Be A Woman 275 A Woman Who Loves Other Women 283 I Don't Believe In Love 292 I Can Still Love More 304 Why Do I Have To Ask You To Consider Me Human? 312 I Convinced Myself I Wasn't A Lesbian 329 Biographies 341 Acknowledgements 342
Les mer
* Coop available * Advance review copies available * National print and radio campaign * Announcement emails to be sent to independent bookstores and book clubs * Social media campaign * Giveaways: Twitter, Facebook & Goodreads
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781911115595
Publisert
2018-04-26
Utgiver
Vendor
Cassava Republic Press
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
135 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
344

Redaktør
Mohammed, Azeenarh
Nagarajan, Chitra
Aliyu, Rafeeat

Biographical note

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.

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