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The song to play after Wo Fie this pride month.
I dabble in writing here and there, and I must say, protest songs and campaign songs are hard to write. Shoutout to the artists who nail...
bloggerrddm
May 313 min read


It’s not just homophobia
Homophobia is just not a big deal to people. To most of them, it’s nothing; the non-homophones don’t bat an eye because “hmm Ghanaians...
bloggerrddm
May 165 min read


Everyone's talking about gay rights
Everyone's talking about gay rights. What does that mean for us, the Ghanaian queer community? Double-edged sword? It’s giving that. I...
bloggerrddm
Apr 183 min read


Until June
The truth is true everywhere, and I commit to it. There is no confined space; there is no ‘right time’. I do not wait till June to be.
bloggerrddm
Apr 112 min read


We Know Where: Musings during the Drama Queens' 'Where Them Girls At?' speakeasy
When a pan-Africanist, intersectional feminist organisation says they’re having a conversation on outspoken women in Ghana and where they...
bloggerrddm
Mar 295 min read
I’m not a woman; I’m also not an enby, and this is what I think of my gender.
What does it mean to be the gender you are? Does gender mean anything? Don’t a number of us just identify with the gender we were...
bloggerrddm
Mar 142 min read


I finally watched Joewackle's short film 'Nyame Mma'
No , I’m still not done talking about our trip to Kumasi. Did you know that at pIAR, a good number of presentations and share sessions...
bloggerrddm
Feb 284 min read


Ghana's Family Values Bill: A Masterclass in Misplaced Priorities.
Ghana's lawmakers introduced a bill that promises to be the moral compass the country so desperately needs. Or so they claim.
bloggerrddm
Feb 213 min read


Love and the feast: D.A.P's trip to Kumasi
The D.A.P team spent two weeks living with no less than 20 people we did not know. We barely even knew one another…
bloggerrddm
Jan 318 min read


Just So You Know
Are you ready for a bunch of random Ghanaian LGBTQ+ facts? Just in case you didn’t believe me when I said We Have The Receipts, watch this s
bloggerrddm
Jan 173 min read


See you next year!
The Digital Archive Project officially breaks for the holidays! Thank you for sticking with us. Here’s a recap of our 2024.
bloggerrddm
Dec 20, 20243 min read


A win for who?
Nowhere cool. The country gets a break from the NPP and queer people get Sam George and a human rights lawyer who hates gay people.
bloggerrddm
Dec 13, 20245 min read


Section B
I think if anyone has made things difficult for us, it’s the colonizers — and the government for upholding those dead laws.
bloggerrddm
Nov 22, 20243 min read


Notes on The Political Use of Homophobia
One thing about Ghanaian politicians? They only know human rights when it’s time to attack their opposing party, or talk to white people.
bloggerrddm
Oct 28, 20244 min read


All About That Ace
You tell people you’re asexual, that asexuality is a spectrum and they respond with something like “ei this one too is a thing?”
bloggerrddm
Oct 25, 20247 min read


How Did We Get Here?
Cishet people are surprised because they don’t make the connections between their “harmless” sentiments and what eventually becomes law.
bloggerrddm
Oct 18, 20245 min read


Notes on Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Homophobia in Higher Institutions of Learning
In our Second Information-Sharing Meeting, the Research Team presented on the topic CSE and Homophobia in Higher Institutions of Learning
bloggerrddm
Oct 11, 20243 min read


Where Is The Face of God?
I wonder what exactly people mean when they say God will turn away from Ghana if we accept homosexuality. As in Ghana has been doing well?
bloggerrddm
Sep 26, 20246 min read


Ex-Gays
Imagine being outed. The possible outcomes are conversion therapy, imprisonment or mob violence. Wouldn’t you say you’re no longer gay?
bloggerrddm
Sep 20, 20245 min read


The Good Gays
… and the thing about this is it makes people think they avoided harm by being smart when the truth is they got lucky.
bloggerrddm
Aug 30, 20244 min read
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