How the #MeToo campaign showed me my role in creating silences around abuse
Kagure Mugo
Lifestyle Does polyamory have something to teach us?
Today we live in a world where one can have as many official romantic partners as one has social media accounts – this is polyamory. However, there are ways in which this new type of loving can teach us how to tackle our more traditional relationships.
Politics and Society Queer Africa 2 shows sexuality is more than sex and subjugation
Queer Africa 2 is a collection of stories that explores everything from childhood crushes to unemployment, and dating a married man. It is an exploration of the African queer existence in all its intertwining, messy and beautiful glory and adds to the growing narrative of the LGBTIQ existence on the continent.
Lifestyle Can we imagine an African Pride?
As LGBTIQ+ communities celebrate Pride this June, Tiffany Mugo asks: What does it mean to be proud on the African continent?
Politics and Society Why are African women putting themselves in harm’s way to please their male partners?
In the pursuit of being ‘good sexual partners’ for men, many women abuse their vaginas. At best, the measures they resort to add little to their own personal pleasure; at worst, they place women in harm’s way, says Kagure Mugo.
Lifestyle Why we may need to discuss the ‘reverse cowgirl’ with parents
The most substantial sex advice most of us have ever had from our parents is ‘ do not get pregnant’ or ‘do not get Aids’. The conversation about safe and good sexual practices is never had. This can lead to bad sex or, worse, dangerous sex. A culture of chatting about coming needs to be fostered between the generations.
African identities Make way for Lickster, the cunnilingus training app that will change your head game
‘Like it or not, your dick will never compare to a good lick.’ This is the tag line that comes with a new app called Lickster, a cunnilingus training app available on Google Play.
African identities Abortion is not going away, no matter how much you gag it
Around the world, abortions are happening by the millions. In some cases they happen safely; in some they are done with bleach and herbs. It is a contentious issue, with people falling hard into the pro-choice or pro-life camp. Fact is, abortion is not going away, and simply not speaking about it or not allowing it makes the problem far worse. This is not a debate about ‘loose women’ or ‘loose morals’ but about the best way to keep women alive and safe.
Politics and Society The expectation of unpaid care work within activism – time to stop
In a world where nothing is for free, Tiffany Kagure Mugo asks, why are hard-working activists, especially women, still asked to give of their time and talent for next to nothing? It is time that society recognised the value of their labour.