Vincent Desmond

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Vincent Desmond
Born (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 25)
NationalityNigerian
Occupations
Years active2017–present
Website www.desmondvincent.me

Vincent Desmond (born 27 September 1999) is a Lagos-based Nigerian writer and Nigerian LGBTQ advocate. [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]

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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]

Recognition

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]

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