Ayodele Olofintuade Explained

Ayodele Olofintuade
Native Name Lang:	Yoruba
Birth Name:	Ayọ̀délé Ọlọ́fintúádé
Birth Place:	Ibadan, Nigeria
Nationality:	Nigerian
Citizenship:	Nigerian
Occupation:	Writer, journalist and faminist

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]

Biography

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mannak . Miriam . Africa's artists step from shadows of colonialism and into spotlight . South China Morning Post . 2 November 2017 . 29 January 2024.
2. Book: Moura, K.M.C. . Megacity . Boiler House Press . 2020 . 978-1-911343-82-0 . 29 January 2024 . 16.
3. Web site: Geoff . Ryman . 2018-04-27 . Ayodele Olofintuade . 2022-05-28 . Strange Horizons . en.
4. 2020-02-04 . Female in Nigeria: Profile . 2022-05-28 . Feminist Africa . 22 . en-US.
5. Book: Branch . A. . Mampilly . Z. . Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change . Zed Books . African Arguments . 2015 . 978-1-78032-999-4 . 29 January 2024 . 223.
6. Web site: Edoro . Ainehi . August 21, 2015 . Ibadan Girl at the Stockholm Pride: Ayodele Olofintuade: An Essay . April 1, 2022 . Brittle Paper.
7. Web site: Iftikhar . Asyia . 23 brilliant sapphic books that will be taking over your reading list this year . PinkNews . 8 March 2023 . 29 January 2024.