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Vincent Desmond
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Vincent Desmond (born 27 September 1999) is a Lagos State Lagos-based Nigerian writer and Nigerians Nigerian LGBTQ people LGBTQ advocate. He is also the chief-editor and publisher of A Nasty Boy fashion magazine, founded by Richard Akuson, a Nigerian journalist and lawyer in February 2017.
Quotes
In Nigeria, to be queer is to be a criminal.
Queer Nigerians Are Using Makeup as a Form of Resistance
My beef with having kids is that I think having kids is an inherently very selfish thing. Selfish on the part of the parents because you're bringing in a whole human and forcing them to live and participate in life and society. And for what? Bragging rights? Because you feel it's time.
“Having kids is a very selfish thing” – Nigerian gay writer, Vincent Desmond
I don’t think I have strict rules on the internet to be very frank. The rules I have are just the basic ones: kids are off-limits, try to be a slightly decent human.
Obasanjo’s Internet – Vincent Desmond
Quotes about Him
Desmond’s fearless and responsible advocacy through the written word is a desperately needed panacea for the pernicious portrayal of queer people in mainstream Nigerian media.
Richard Akuson for BrittlePaper A Nasty Boy Founder Richard Akuson Announces Vincent Desmond as New Editor & Publisher | Exclusive & Interview
External Links
Category:Authors from Nigeria
Category:LGBT people
Category:1999 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Lagos