Is Lil' Murda Gay? P-Valley's J. Alphonse Nicholson Unpacks His Character's Hazy Sexualy - Fort Leavenworth Lamp

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• IS LIL' MURDA GAY? P-VALLEY'S J. ALPHONSE NICHOLSON UNPACKS HIS CHARACTER'S HAZY SEXUALY
• IS LIL MURDA GAY ON P-VALLEY? IS HE BASED ON A REAL RAPPER?
• IS LIL MURDA ON P VALLEY GAY IN REAL LIFE? J. ALPHONSE NICHOLSON WIFE NAFEHA NICHOLSON
• IS LIL MURDA ON P-VALLEY GAY? J. ALPHONSE NICHOLSON REVEALS THE TTH
• IS LIL’ MURDA GAY? P-VALLEY’S J. ALPHONSE NICHOLSON UNPACKS HIS CHARACTER’S HAZY SEXUALY

IS LIL' MURDA GAY? P-VALLEY'S J. ALPHONSE NICHOLSON UNPACKS HIS CHARACTER'S HAZY SEXUALY

But while their nsensual and rpectful lovemakg seems to su them jt fe (for now anyway) might likely raise a qutn the md of some viewers: Is Lil' Murda gay? Nicholson, who intifi as heterosexual, says part of his preparatn for the part meant lookg back on his own upbrgg an all-Black muny Greensboro, North Carola, and the entrenched, normalized homophobia that led people like Lil' Murda to live silence, shame, and fear. How n I unrstand Black gay men, all gay people, and be an ally?

Homophobia and vlent fear of the unknown put not only the non-bary or trans people at risk of harm but their partners too. "The cultural nversatns that were sparked that fied masculy, expectatns, and assumptns the Black muny, both straight and gay, ntue to prove why shows like P-Valley need to exist to tell the pivotal stori. Not bee they don't want people to know, ’s jt they nnot say ‘I'm gay’ whout feelg that their life is danger.

Wh homophobia and a lack of accs to mental healthre still alive and well, Lil’ Murda’s character, Katori Hall's creatn, and Nicholson's breakout performance uld be the difference. The stage and film star who was last seen on Broadway earlier this year A Soldier's Play opens up to TV Gui about his portrayal of the closeted rapper who has fallen for the non-bary Uncle Clifford, whether or not he believ his character is gay, his own sexualy—Nicholson intifi as heterosexual—utilizg his role and the seri to spark discsns the Black muny around homophobia and beg an ally to the LGBTQ Communy.

IS LIL MURDA GAY ON P-VALLEY? IS HE BASED ON A REAL RAPPER?

" Nicholson, who intifi as heterosexual, says part of his preparatn for the part meant lookg back on his own upbrgg an all-Black muny Greensboro, North Carola, and the entrenched, normalized homophobia that led people like Lil' Murda to live silence, shame, and fear. Ever sce the begng of Lil Murda and Uncle Clifford’s trite relatnship, admirers of the characters have been wonrg whether the former is gay. Nicholson, who intifi himself as heterosexual, looked back on the homophobia that prevailed the all-Black muny he grew up while preparg for the role.

IS LIL MURDA ON P VALLEY GAY IN REAL LIFE? J. ALPHONSE NICHOLSON WIFE NAFEHA NICHOLSON

Through the character, Hall also explor the homophobia of the hip-hop scene. “Homophobia is pecially rampant the hip-hop world wh some still havg to choose between succs and tth, ” the creator shared. “How many gay Southern rappers n you name?

Even though the rapper is yet to terme his sexual orientatn, he still fears the homophobic nature of his muny. He awed viewers wh his abily to portray the character Lil’ Murda–a closeted, gay, cisgenr male om the small fictnal town of Chulissa, who stggl wh his sexual inty, longs to be a big time rap artist and is love wh a queer trans femme named Uncle Clifford.

I felt like they wanted to have someone that uld pass as straight as possible and not that there are not gay actors that n do that. The man who stars as a closeted gay rapper mak his daytime talk show but. The Lil Murda character is an aspirg rapper who also happens to be a closeted gay man.

IS LIL MURDA ON P-VALLEY GAY? J. ALPHONSE NICHOLSON REVEALS THE TTH

Alphonse Nicholson aka Lil Murda on P Valley gay? People have been terted the actor's sexualy sce he played a homosexual character the TV seri P-Valley. Is Lil Murda On P Valley Gay In Real Life?

IS LIL’ MURDA GAY? P-VALLEY’S J. ALPHONSE NICHOLSON UNPACKS HIS CHARACTER’S HAZY SEXUALY

No, Lil Murda is not gay; he is straight. In the drama seri P-Valley, he do, however, portray a gay character.

It has been tablished that his character is gay as the send season approach.