★ HOW OLD IS RICHARD AKUSON?
Richard Akuson is 32 years old, born July 26, 1993 in NG · Leo.
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Richard Akuson founded A Nasty Boy, Nigeria's first LGBTQ+ publication, and built a career challenging rigid gender and sexuality norms in a country where homosexual acts carry 14-year prison sentences. Born July 26, 1993, in Nigeria, the lawyer and essayist earned Forbes Africa's 30 Under 30 recognition in 2019 for his activism. A Leo, Akuson channels pioneering energy into editorial and fashion criticism.
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Biography
Richard Akuson is a Nigerian lawyer, LGBTQ+ rights activist, and editor who launched A Nasty Boy magazine in 2017—Nigeria's first LGBTQ+ publication. The magazine's founding earned him a YNaija recognition as one of the 40 Most Powerful Nigerians under 40. Akuson has been nominated twice for Abryanz Style & Fashion Award Best Fashion Writer and was shortlisted for The Future Awards Africa's New Media Innovation Award in 2017. In 2019, Forbes Africa named him one of its 30 Under 30 change-makers for his work dismantling rigid notions of masculinity, gender, and sexuality in Nigeria, where homosexual conduct is criminalized with sentences up to 14 years. Born July 26, 1993, Akuson is a Leo—a sign associated with boldness and creative leadership. As a writer, he blends legal expertise, editorial direction, and cultural criticism to document and defend queer identity in a hostile legal landscape.
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Trivia
- A Nasty Boy magazine, founded in 2017, was Nigeria's first LGBTQ+ publication.
- Akuson was named one of Forbes Africa's 30 Under 30 in 2019 specifically for challenging rigid notions of masculinity, gender, and sexuality.
- In Nigeria, homosexual acts are punishable by law with sentences of up to 14 years in prison—the legal context in which Akuson conducts his activism.
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Independent, ambitious, and self-reliant. Richard Akuson tend to step into pioneer roles early and prefer setting direction over following it.
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- How old is Richard Akuson?
- Richard Akuson is 32 years old (born July 26, 1993).
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- Richard Akuson was born on July 26, 1993.
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- Richard Akuson is a Leo, born July 26, 1993.
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- Richard Akuson was born in 1993, the year of the Water Rooster.
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- Richard Akuson is from NG.
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- Richard Akuson is a writer.
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