![]() ![]() "But it doesn't upset them to kill someone who is gay. "It does upset me to say that," Adejonwo said. Though they want gay men in Nigeria to be happy with their sexuality, they warn them to "stay on the down low" (hide their sexuality) for the sake of their safety, and say that coming out in Nigeria may not be the "best thing to do". Two of the friends in the group, Adejonwo and Nwozuzu, are Nigerian, and are critical of the laws in Nigeria that encourage homophobia. "The criminal justice system in Nigeria needs to change." "This is a tragedy that has been going on in Nigeria, especially since the criminalisation of homosexuality," he said. Olubunmi's death hit a nerve with Nwozuzu, who made a video in response, called " Justice for All Nigerians". "People think that when you come out, you're being emasculated," he said.Įarlier this year, a man named Akinnifesi Olumide Olubunmi, was reportedly beaten to death in Nigeria by a mob for being gay. Nwozuzu said the poor portrayal of gay men has affected his personal life: When he came out to his family, they struggled to believe him because they didn't deem him a "stereotypical" gay person. "The media need to portrayal all the many types of gay men, from gay scientists to people like us." "There are role models for white gay people, like Elton John and Sam Smith," Nwozuzu, 20, said. They said the other problem was a lack of prominent, black gay role models in British media altogether. In recent months, hashtags such as #GayMediaSoWhite have been used to highlight the lack of black and minority ethnic LGBT people in the gay press.īuzzFeed News spoke to Adejonwo, Joye, and Nwozuzu. Kevin Kwame, Damilola Adejonwo, Junior Joye, and Tochi Nwozuzu feel that their lives are not portrayed accurately in mainstream media, which, they say, relies on stereotypes of gay men, representing them only as "camp" and "feminine". ![]()
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