The Measure of Our Lives

Gender is a complex system that has more to do with society, culture and time periods than it has to do with biology. October, 2019: Aké Festival, Mike Adenuga Centre, Lagos. There I was sitting in the audience in that elegant air-conditioned hall. The lights were dim. Behind me, the crowd seemed to stretch into infinite darkness. Four people sat on the stage, bright and pretty, with rays of light glistening softly off their skins and clothes. They were talking about gender for a panel titl

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