Ayodele Olofintuade | |
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Born | Ayọ̀délé Ọlọ́fintúádé
Ibadan, Nigeria |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Citizenship | Nigerian |
Occupation(s) | Writer, journalist and faminist |
Website | Official website |
Ayodele Olofintuade is a Nigerian writer, journalist, and feminist. She identifies as queer and non-binary in Nigeria, which is an anti-LGBTQ country. [1]
Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, Olofintuade grew up between Lagos, Ibadan and Abeokuta. [2] [3] They are a self-supporting, full-time writer whose works are focused primarily on feminism in Africa, [4] Yorùbá spirituality (cutting across Africa and the Diaspora) the Nigerian LGBTQ community, [5] [6] and gender non-conforming persons in Nigeria. [7] Olofintuade has two children. [6]{ [8]
Their first major work of literature was Eno's Story (2010), [9] a children's story published by Cassava Republic Press and shortlisted for the Nigeria Prize for Literature in 2011. [10] [11] [12] It addressed the issue of child-trafficking that has been plaguing Nigeria for a long time. [13]
Their first major article on LGBTQ persons in Nigeria, "The A-B-C of Sexuality" (2014) on NigeriansTalk, was published immediately after the passage of the Same Sex Marriage Act of 2013 as part of the advocacy tools for the promulgation of the law. [14] It was around this same time they also published their first major serialised novella, Adunni: The Beautiful Ones Have not yet Died (2014) on Brittle Paper, in which some of the characters were queer. [15]
Olofintuade writes both for adults and children, especially children from disadvantaged areas. She is also an activist. Her first book, in 2011, was shortlisted for the Nigeria Prize for Literature. [10] [11] [12] She has had her work published in numerous magazines and journals in Nigeria, including NigeriansTalk and Anathema. Olofintuade is also the managing director of a website about the negative impact of inequality. [16] [17] [3] [18] [19]
In 2019, Olofintuade published her fiction titled Lakiroboto Chronicles, the book was later re-published in 2023 by Cypher press. [20] [21] [22] [23]
Olofintuade's deep knowledge of Yorùbá spirituality and culture means that they are an important go-to for younger artists. With Laipo Read, they provide educational support for children from basic to secondary-school level. [24] [25] [26] [27]
Ayodele Olofintuade | |
---|---|
Born | Ayọ̀délé Ọlọ́fintúádé
Ibadan, Nigeria |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Citizenship | Nigerian |
Occupation(s) | Writer, journalist and faminist |
Website | Official website |
Ayodele Olofintuade is a Nigerian writer, journalist, and feminist. She identifies as queer and non-binary in Nigeria, which is an anti-LGBTQ country. [1]
Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, Olofintuade grew up between Lagos, Ibadan and Abeokuta. [2] [3] They are a self-supporting, full-time writer whose works are focused primarily on feminism in Africa, [4] Yorùbá spirituality (cutting across Africa and the Diaspora) the Nigerian LGBTQ community, [5] [6] and gender non-conforming persons in Nigeria. [7] Olofintuade has two children. [6]{ [8]
Their first major work of literature was Eno's Story (2010), [9] a children's story published by Cassava Republic Press and shortlisted for the Nigeria Prize for Literature in 2011. [10] [11] [12] It addressed the issue of child-trafficking that has been plaguing Nigeria for a long time. [13]
Their first major article on LGBTQ persons in Nigeria, "The A-B-C of Sexuality" (2014) on NigeriansTalk, was published immediately after the passage of the Same Sex Marriage Act of 2013 as part of the advocacy tools for the promulgation of the law. [14] It was around this same time they also published their first major serialised novella, Adunni: The Beautiful Ones Have not yet Died (2014) on Brittle Paper, in which some of the characters were queer. [15]
Olofintuade writes both for adults and children, especially children from disadvantaged areas. She is also an activist. Her first book, in 2011, was shortlisted for the Nigeria Prize for Literature. [10] [11] [12] She has had her work published in numerous magazines and journals in Nigeria, including NigeriansTalk and Anathema. Olofintuade is also the managing director of a website about the negative impact of inequality. [16] [17] [3] [18] [19]
In 2019, Olofintuade published her fiction titled Lakiroboto Chronicles, the book was later re-published in 2023 by Cypher press. [20] [21] [22] [23]
Olofintuade's deep knowledge of Yorùbá spirituality and culture means that they are an important go-to for younger artists. With Laipo Read, they provide educational support for children from basic to secondary-school level. [24] [25] [26] [27]