P-Valley Wrer Blasts Homophobic Cricism From Rapper Lil Duval: 'The Gay A't Go' Nowhere' - PRIMETIMER

Contents:

• 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?
• P-VALLEY WRER BLASTS HOMOPHOBIC CRICISM FROM RAPPER LIL DUVAL: 'THE GAY A'T GO' NOWHERE'

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.

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

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.

P-VALLEY WRER BLASTS HOMOPHOBIC CRICISM FROM RAPPER LIL DUVAL: 'THE GAY A'T GO' NOWHERE'

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. 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. The format of the scene hews closely to a talog of work that executive producer Patrik-Ian Polk has built over the span of his reer that double as s of sex tn for gay men.