Uju Anya, a Nigerian linguist and lesbian, has said finding a new gay partner is one of her achievements of the outgoing year 2021.Anya, a university professor and researcher in applied linguistics, critical sociolinguistics, and critical discourse studies in the United States, disclosed this on Christmas day while replying to a Twitter user’s comment for people to list their top three personal accomplishments of 2021. The Enugu-born scholar had during the year introduced Sirry Alang, a Cameroonian, to the world as her partner.
Alang, like her partner, is also an academic and she is currently an Associate Professor of Sociology and Health, Medicine and Society at a US-based university.
Anya also listed her survival and that of her children from the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic and the purchase of her new home as her other achievements of the outgoing year.
She wrote: “1. Survived a global pandemic with me and my children’s lives and health intact.
“2. Bought a gorgeous new home with my money and only my name on the deed and mortgage to start a new life in a great city.
“3. Began a thrilling new relationship with the fine auntie of my dreams.”
1. Survived a global pandemic with me and my children’s lives and health intact.
2. Bought a gorgeous new home with my money and only my name on the deed and mortgage to start a new life in a great city.
3. Began a thrilling new relationship with the fine auntie of my dreams. https://t.co/k3fkiilW2q
— Uju Anya (@UjuAnya) December 25, 2021
The mother of two children made her thoughts known while criticising a movie entitled: “Pray Away.”
