Richard Akuson (born July 26, 1993) is a Nigerian lawyer, LGBT rights activist, writer, editor, and the founder[1] of A Nasty Boy[2] magazine, Nigeria's first LGBTQ+ publication.

In 2019, Akuson was named one of Forbes Africa's 30 Under 30[3] change-makers for challenging rigid notions of masculinity, gender, and sexuality in Nigeria where homosexual acts can be punished with 14 years in prison.

He attended Shepherd's International College, a private, co-educational Christian boarding school, before heading to the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, for his first professional degree in law.

[7] In April 2019, Akuson authored a searing, tell-all essay[3] for CNN detailing the circumstances that led him to flee Nigeria for safety in America.

He has granted interviews to OkayAfrica, Very Good Light,[9] and The Black Youth Project,[10] where he gave great detail surrounding the event.