Research Catalog

Title

She called me woman : Nigeria's queer women speak / [edited by] Azeenarh Mohammed, Chitra Nagarajan, Rafeeat Aliyu.

Publication

• Abuja, Nigeria ; London : Cassava Republic Press, 2018.
• [Minneapolis, MN] : Consortium Books, [date of distribution not identified]
• ©2018

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Details

Additional Authors

• Mohammed, Azeenarh
• Nagarajan, Chitra
• Aliyu, Rafeeat

Description

357 pages; 22 cm

Summary

Provides a collection 30 narratives that paint a portrait of what it means to be a queer Nigerian woman. Covering an array of experiences--the joy and excitement of first love, the agony of lost love and betrayal, the sometimes-fraught relationship between sexuality and spirituality, addiction and suicide, childhood games and laughter--these stories shed light on how Nigerian queer women, despite their differences, attempt to build a life together in a climate of fear. Through first-hand accounts, the narratives challenge us to rethink what it means to be a Nigerian "woman", negotiating relationships, money, sexuality and freedom, identifying outside the gender binary, and the difficulties of achieving hopes and dreams under the constraints of societal expectations and legal terrorism. --Adapted from publisher description

Alternative Title

Nigeria's queer women speak

Subjects

• Gender expression
• Lesbians > Nigeria
• Nigeria
• Gender expression > Nigeria

Contents

She called me "woman" -- I pray that everyone has forgotten -- Love is not wrong -- I only admire girls -- This is what I have been missing -- Focusing on joy -- My sexuality is just the icing on the cake -- I am a proud lesbian -- If you want lesbian, go to Room 24 -- Living a double life -- Everybody in J-town is now a Lola -- I want to be myself around people I care about -- What is happiness? -- When I die, I just want to be remembered -- To anyone being hated, be strong -- Your sexuality doesn't define who you are -- Same-sex relationships are a choice -- There is no one way to be a woman -- This is not our world -- Who I have sex with is not part of my identity -- Some things you do for your heart -- I don't believe in love -- I can still love more -- Why do I have to ask you to consider me human? -- I convinced myself I wasn't a lesbian -- Biographies.

Call Number

ReCAP 19-30826

ISBN

• 9781911115595
• 1911115596

LCCN

2018377252

OCLC

1035079481

Title

She called me woman : Nigeria's queer women speak / [edited by] Azeenarh Mohammed, Chitra Nagarajan, Rafeeat Aliyu.

Publisher

Abuja, Nigeria ; London : Cassava Republic Press, 2018.

Distributor

[Minneapolis, MN] : Consortium Books, [date of distribution not identified]

Copyright Date

©2018

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Added Author

Mohammed, Azeenarh, editor.

Nagarajan, Chitra, editor.

Aliyu, Rafeeat, editor.

Research Call Number

ReCAP 19-30826