Richard Akuson | |
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Rayuwa | |
Haihuwa | Akwanga, Jahar Nasarawa da Najeriya, 26 ga Yuli, 1993 (31 shekaru) |
ƙasa | Najeriya |
Karatu | |
Makaranta |
Jami'ar Jihar Nasarawa Makarantar Koyan Lauya ta Najeriya |
Harsuna |
Turanci Pidgin na Najeriya |
Sana'a | |
Sana'a | Lauya, gwagwarmaya da LGBTQ rights activist (en) |
Employers | BellaNaija (en) |
Muhimman ayyuka | A Nasty Boy |
richardakuson.com |
Richard Akuson (an haife shi a watan Yuli 26, 1993) lauya ɗan Najeriya ne, mai fafutukar kare haƙƙin LGBT, marubuci, edita, kuma wanda ya kafa na A Nasty Boy mujallar, bugu na LGBTQ+ na farko a Najeriya. A cikin shekarar 2019, an nada Akuson daya daga cikin jaridar Forbes African's 30 Under 30 masu kawo canji don kalubalantar ra'ayi na maza, jinsi, da jima'i a Najeriya inda za a iya hukunta masu luwadi da shekaru 14 a gidan yari.[1] A cikin shekarar 2017, an zabe shi a Kyautar Kyauta ta Future Awards Africa 's New Media Innovation Award. Akuson kuma shine Salon Abryanz & Kyautar Mafi kyawun Marubucin Fashion na lokaci biyu. Bayan kaddamar da Mujallar A Nasty Boy a shekarar 2017, YNaija ta nada shi daya daga cikin 40 mafiya karfi a Najeriya 'yan kasa da shekaru 40.[2]
An haifi Richard Akuson a Akwanga, Jihar Nasarawa, Najeriya. Na biyu cikin ’ya’ya uku, ya taso ne a cikin dangin babba-tsakiyar; mahaifinsa, ɗan siyasa, da mahaifiyarsa, malamar jami'a. Ya halarci makarantar Shepherd's International College, makarantar kwana mai zaman kanta, ta Kirista, kafin ya wuce Jami'ar Jihar Nasarawa, Keffi, don yin digirinsa na farko a fannin shari'a. An kira shi zuwa Lauyan Najeriya a matsayin Barista kuma Lauyan Kotun Koli ta Najeriya a shekarar 2017, bayan kammala karatunsa a Makarantar Shari'a ta Najeriya, Legas.
Akuson ya fara aikinsa a matsayin mai koyar da sana’o’i tun yana dan shekara 18. A cikin shekarar 2014, ya haɗu da kafar ILLUDED, dandalin raba hotuna akan layi. A cikin shekarar 2016, an ba shi matsayi don jagorantar sassan salon BellaNaija-matsayi wanda ya ƙaddamar da aikinsa ta cikin rufin. Ayyukansa a BellaNaija ya ba shi lambar yabo ta Abryanz Style & Fashion Award don Mawallafin Fashion na Shekara a 2016. Daga baya a wannan shekarar, ya bar BellaNaija don ƙaddamar da The PR Boy, wani kamfani na boutique PR wanda ke kula da farawar Najeriya. A cikin shekarar 2017, yayin da yake Makarantar Shari'a ta Najeriya, ya ƙaddamar da Yaro mai banƙyama, bugun iyaka LGTBQ+ wanda ba da daɗewa ba ya girma cikin girma da yabo na duniya.[3]
A watan Afrilun 2019, Akuson ya rubuta wata maƙala, mai da labari ga CNN dalla-dalla game da yanayin da ya sa shi ya tsere daga Najeriya don tsira a Amurka. A cikin watan Yulin 2019, ya rubuta makala mai ratsa zuciya a The New York Times '' Review Sunday. Maƙalar, "Wannan Qun Gay ne," an buga shi sosai a cikin shafin farko na gidan yanar gizon Times kuma ya bayyana akan wani fitaccen matsayi a cikin bugawa, washegari.[4]
Akuson ya nemi mafaka a Amurka a shekara ta 2018 bayan ya tsere daga Najeriya bayan ya tsira daga wani mummunan hari na yan luwadi. A Amurka, yana ci gaba da magana a fili game da harin da kuma munanan al'adar nuna kyama a Najeriya. Ya ba da tambayoyi ga OkayAfrica, Haske mai Kyau sosai, da Aikin Matasa Baƙar fata, inda ya ba da cikakken bayani game da taron. Akuson ya ci gaba da kasancewa mai fafutuka ga LGBTQ+ da al'ummomin mafaka a Amurka.[5]