Area Scatter

Today we’re talking about the Nigerian performer Area Scatter. Learn about her successful career as a trans performer in 1970s Nigeria, gender diversity in Igbo culture, and how we approach research when academic sources are limited.

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(Image credit: Still from Jeremy Marre's Beats of the Heart: Konkombe (1979))