7 Queer and Trans Nigerian Designers Risking Everything for Their Runways - Them

From the ready-to-wear pieces of Fola Francis to Taofeeq Abólárìnwá Yahaya’s sustainable couture, a rising crop of queer LGBTQ+ Nigerian designers are refuting traditional views of gender and sexuality.

In spite of these conditions, revolutionary Nigerian labels like Udiahgebis persist. With their most recent collection, titled Animalia, Udiahgebi offered space for queer and trans models to sashay d… [+6280 chars]

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