This paper investigates Calixthe Beyala’s deliberate use of subversive and revolutionary language in representing human sexuality in her works. Two different texts are selected for this study: one is Femmenue femme noire and the other is Tu t’appelleras Tanga. In African literature, issues which border on the use of language in describing human sexuality are often very important and sensitive. This is because in the West African sub-region, human sexuality is considered a taboo, thus, it is hardly open for discussion. Qualitative research was done by using excerpts from the two texts in an attempt to demonstrate Beyala’s deviation from established patriarchal norms. The result of the work suggests that Beyala exercised her literary skills to the full and succeeded in using language as instrument to break the long held silence on human sexuality.