CULTURE

Portraying Gay Men in Nigeria

The on-going work of the international acclaimed Photographer, Andrew Asiebo, which portrait Nigerian gay men, blends the private and the public by inviting us in the living quarters of the men in this series

We have to be seen AND heard

I think it is important to be able to control this representation, pay attention to its quality because it’s not only about quantity. Who takes the pictures? Of whom?For whom? Who is benefiting from it? What messages does it convey? To me, being visible may be a piece of the puzzle that is emancipation.

Whether the Lion Wakes Up or Not

In the country, we have the “Molière” TV channel which regularly broadcasts stigmatizing reports made on the basis of denunciation with the complicity of the security forces and aim to catch people in the act of homosexuality.

Human/ إنسان

It seems important in the current context of Tunisia, to denounce the lack of individual freedom to live one’s sexuality.