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Nigerian sexual and human right activist
Vincent Desmond
Born (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 25)
NationalityNigerian
Occupations
Years active2017–present
Websitewww.desmondvincent.me

Vincent Desmond (born 27 September 1999) is a Lagos-based Nigerian writer and Nigerian 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.

Desmond has written for print and online magazines. He was previously a writer at BellaNaija and an editor at Zikoko, a youth culture publication in Nigeria.

Personal life

Desmond is openly queer.

In 2020, he shared his view on childbirth and parenting on his micro blogging site:

"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."

Recognition

In 2020, he was awarded the Young Trailblazer of the Year by TIERS Nigeria.

In 2021, he was listed among "The 150 Most Interesting Nigerians in Culture in 2019" by RED Media Africa, and was nominated for The Future Awards Africa Prize For Leading Conversation.

References

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  4. Wheeler, André-Naquian (2017-08-01). "'a nasty boy' magazine is challenging what masculinity means in nigeria". i-D. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
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  6. "'It is scary': Fashion writer Vincent Desmond on being queer, out and Nigerian". Erasing 76 Crimes. 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  7. Dace (2020-05-11). ""Having kids is a very selfish thing" – Nigerian gay writer, Vincent Desmond". TobiVibes. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  8. TIERsadmin (2020-10-30). "Nominate Persons for the 2020 Freedom Awards". TIERS. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  9. "The 2020 Freedom Awards Honour LGBTQ & Feminist Advocates". Open Country Mag. 2020-12-26. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  10. "Chude Jideonwo's list of the 150 most interesting people in the culture [2019]". YNaija. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  11. "The Future Awards Africa names 2020 nominees, all under-28 + Full list -". The Eagle Online. 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.


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