Episode 168: Fola Francis
Mar 11, 2024•42 min•Season 12Ep. 8
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Episode description
Tuck shares last year’s conversation with Nigerian fashion designer and activist Fola Francis (she/her/they). Topics include:
- Dodging a blacklist to walk in Lagos Fashion Week
- Advice for other people living under anti-LGBTQ laws
- “Queerness has always been very African”
- Hosting several of Lagos’s first balls
- Plus: Nigerian healthcare, Dolls Activities, and And Just Like That…
This Week in Gender: Remembering Fola.
A full episode transcript is available at genderpodcast.com/listen.
You can find archives of Fola’s life at @folafrancis and @thefolafrancis.
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Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman
Logo: Ira M. Leigh
Music: Breakmaster Cylinder
Additional Music: “Taoudella” by Blue Dot Sessions
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