Olaide Kayode Timileyin
| Olaide Kayode Timileyin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Olaide Kayode Timileyin 2 July 1997 Lagos, Nigeria |
| 🏫 Education | Tai Solarin University of Education |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | First Nigerian LGBT lifestyle podcast producer and host |
OKTimileyin (born Olaide Kayode Timileyin,[not in citation given] 02 July 1997) is a Nigerian gay rights activist, a storyteller, who uses audio medium like podcasting, audio documentaries, and audio drama to tell Nigerian Queer stories.
Early life
Kayode was born in the Mushin district of Lagos, and had his formative years in Lagos before exploring the South western states of Nigeria. Kayode worked as a private investigative journalist in Abeokuta covering LGBT issues in 2019[1].
Education
Kayode attended Baptist Academy in Lagos, and graduated in 2012. He led his school cultural dances, both at primary and secondary school, to many awards and honours. He was the president of the Cultural and dramatic club in his senior year. Also, in 2012, he gained admission into Tai Solarin University of Education and would later study Geography and Environmental Management at Tai Solarin University of Education.
Career
Timileyin is the showrunner and host of Queercity Podcast, which explores everything about the Nigerian queer lifestyle. He is a documentarian whose work was featured in HBO Documentary (The legend of the underground). Kayode is an Alumni of the Bisi Alimi Foundation Rainbow Academy. In 2020, Kayode hosted Nigeria’s first open attendance Pride event and produced Nigeria's first LGBT audio documentary. In 2018, Kayode volunteered with The Initiative for Equal Rights as a community facilitator.
Activism
Kayode’s most recent work explores the Lagos queer party scene before the SSMPA. He runs #MyQuickieBag where he uses his Instagram page to provide sex education for everyone, most especially Queer men. Kayode works majorly with his podcast and events.
References
- ↑ "StackPath". xtramagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
External links
- https://xtramagazine.com/power/nigeria-queer-podcasts-lgbtq-180862
- https://therustintimes.com/tag/queercity-podcast/
- https://naija.yafri.ca/will-queercity-be-the-podcast-to-finally-break-through-for-queer-representation-in-nigerian-media/
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