Chinelo Anyadiegwu

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Queer Naija Lit: 2005’s “Walking With Shadows” Is a Meditation on Shame, Rupture, and Repair

As a child, I wasn’t different because I was gay (that came with teenagehood), I was different because I was autistic. 

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Feb 27, 2023

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Queer Naija Lit: “The Lives of Great Men” Interrogates the Measures of Masculinity and Greatness

My internal identity journey as a black genderfluid person involves engaging with my relationship to masculinity.

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Jan 30, 2023

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Queer Naija Lit: Hausa Is a Language of Love in Arinze Ifeakandu’s “God’s Children Are Little Broken Things”

To be human is to be, or not. To love, or not.

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Dec 28, 2022

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Queer Naija Lit: Akwaeke Emezi’s “The Death of Vivek Oji” Delves Into What Is Born in Death

Emezi’s ability to immerse the reader into multiple characters’ realities and tell a story that isn’t just one narrative but infinite is reminiscent of Toni Morrison, even as Emezi creates…

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Nov 8, 2022

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Queer Naija Lit: Akwaeke Emezi’s “Pet” and “Bitter” Explore the Costs of a Different World

A new world isn’t possible without people believing it is.

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Sep 28, 2022

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Queer Naija Lit: “We Are Flowers” Documents the Beauty and Resilience of Nigeria’s Queer Community

We Are Flowers, a Queer Nigerian anthology, is defiant and audacious. It has no choice but to be.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu —

Aug 29, 2022

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Queer Naija Lit: “Under the Udala Trees” Honors the Past and Paints the Future With Hope

In light of current conditions for queer Nigerians — and global conditions facing queer people — a book like 2015’s Under the Udala Trees is ever-timely.

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Jul 29, 2022

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Billy Porter’s “Anything’s Possible” Empowers Trans Black Girls to Chase Happiness

I’m looking forward to a media future where trans girls in love aren’t rare. Anything’s Possible isn’t perfect, but it’s a great start.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu —

Jul 28, 2022

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In Their Debut Romance, Akwaeke Emezi Writes a Kind of Love I Recognize

The friendship central to You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty is as important as the romance.

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Jun 27, 2022

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Queer Naija Lit: Akwaeke Emezi’s Poetry Collection Makes Space for Many Selves

This is a book to be read and re-read, like all true stories.

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Jun 13, 2022

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Queer Naija Lit: “Vagabonds!” by Eloghosa Osunde Names the Things People Would Rather Look Away From

Welcome to Queer Naija Lit, a new series that analyzes and celebrates queer Nigerian literature. First up: a review of the new novel “Vagabonds!” by Eloghosa Osunde.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu —

Apr 5, 2022

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You’re a Combative Communicator? That’s a Red Flag!

I much prefer relationships that meet confusion with curiosity and center attempts for clarity and mutual understanding.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu —

Mar 2, 2022