Vincent Desmond
Born (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999
NationalityNigerian
Occupations
Years active2017–present
Websitewww.desmondvincent.me

Vincent Desmond is a Lagos-based Nigerian LGBTQ advocate, and writer.[1] 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.[2][3][4]

Desmond has written for print and online magazines.[5] He was previously a writer at BellaNaija and an editor at Zikoko, a youth culture publication in Nigeria.

Personal life

Desmond is openly queer.[6]

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."[7]

Awards

In 2020, he was awarded the Young Trailblazer of the Year by TIERS Nigeria.[8][5][9]

In 2021, he was listed among "The 150 Most Interesting Nigerians in Culture in 2019" by RED Media Africa,[10] and was nominated for The Future Awards Africa Prize For Leading Conversation.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Vincent Desmond". runner. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  2. ↑ "A Nasty Boy Founder Richard Akuson Announces Vincent Desmond as New Editor & Publisher | Exclusive & Interview". Brittle Paper. 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  3. ↑ "'A Nasty Boy' Is the Gender-Noncomforming Magazine Turning Nigerian Conservatism On Its Head". OkayAfrica. 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  4. ↑ Wheeler, André-Naquian (2017-08-01). "'a nasty boy' magazine is challenging what masculinity means in nigeria". i-D. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  5. 1 2 "Hidden Gems: Vincent Desmond Isn't Afraid To Tell The Stories Others Won't". MoreBranches. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  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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