Biography

OluTimehin Adegbeye is a writer and speaker whose work focuses on rights and justice in gender, sexualities, and urbanisation. Her TED Talk "Who Belongs in a City?", has been viewed over 2 million times and was chosen by TED as one of the most notable talks of 2017. Languages: English, Yoruba, French-ish. (She/her)

Goodbye Othering; Hello OluTimehin

When writer met Correspondent member: OluTimehin and Lorraine

The other side of Othering is belonging

Focusing on the future

Read along with our bookclub to discover a more complete understanding of the world

How violence silently starts by rejecting other people’s identities

I won’t debate you. Here’s why.

Naming is a tool of power

Only solidarity will save us

We’re not here at anyone’s mercy

Nigerians are being murdered

End SARS

Normal is good enough

Birthdays and all whatnot

Grief is love, too

Caster Semenya deserves better

Men can be wives and women can be husbands. Here’s what that teaches us about gender today

Whose knowledge?

We need more of ‘more’

Read along with our bookclub to discover other ways of looking at gender

Not being a shitty person is easier than learning magic