Despite the harsh reality for LGBTQ folks in Nigeria, members of the LGBTIQ+ community showed resilience by showing up to celebrate pride.

Despite the harsh reality for LGBTQ folks in Nigeria, members of the LGBTIQ+ community showed resilience by showing up to celebrate pride.
In other to claim and own my identity and at the same time authentically express my queerness amidst been in constant company of bullies and gatekeepers of toxic masculinity, I embraced weight lifting to buildup my muscles and learnt some punching skills for self-defense but at the same time, I never lost touch of my feminine gesticulation and hobbies such as singing, dancing, cooking and housekeeping which are socially conditioned as female roles.