Even with strict conservative laws, the queer community in Nigeria’s most populated city prepares for a week-long community celebration
Elvis Kachi
Elvis Kachi is a Nigerian-based fashion and culture journalist who writes about the Nigerian fashion industry and African continent at large. Besides being a Nigerian editor for Vanity Teen and weekend columnist for local newspaper BusinessDay Nigeria, Weekender, he’s also worked with publications like Essence Magazine, Industrie Africa, OkayAfrica, The Native Magazine, Culture Custodian, Rest of World and host of others. Elvis lives in Lagos, Nigeria, and speaks English.
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