Eric Bach is an openly gay broadster for the Frericksburg Natnals. He has major league aspiratns, but his path has been much lonelier than he would prefer.
Contents:
- 'SEX EDUTN'S' ERIC EFFNG IS SPIRATN TO NIGERIA'S GAYS, SAYS ACTIVIST
- GAY BROADSTER ERIC BACH ADVOT FOR MORE LGBTQ REPRENTATN BASEBALL
- EXCLIVE: HOW I FOUND OUT KEN ERICS IS GAY – NOLLYWOOD ACTRS SPILLS
- FLASHBACK: 'THAT '70S SHOW'S VERY SPECIAL GAY EPISO DO NOT AGE WELL
- STORYTELLERS: ERIC GAY ('90)
'SEX EDUTN'S' ERIC EFFNG IS SPIRATN TO NIGERIA'S GAYS, SAYS ACTIVIST
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The character Eric Effng (portrayed by actor Ncuti Gatwa) is an openly gay Brish teen the Netflix seri Sex Edutn. Eric is a gay teenager this seri about a high school the Uned Kgdom where sex is very much on everyone's md.
His parents know he is gay and have e to accept his sexualy.
GAY BROADSTER ERIC BACH ADVOT FOR MORE LGBTQ REPRENTATN BASEBALL
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Bisi Alimi, an actor-turned-activist, ma headl when he me out as gay on Nigerian televisn.
Did the show offer a realistic pictn of s gay--Nigeria storyle?
I thk that scenar of the mother who is acceptg of her child and unrstandg the homophobia Nigeria, the expectatn of homophobia, is very, very accurate. She is aaid that this lovg son who is gay is gog to a untry that is homophobic. In the new season, Eric's mom warns her son to be discreet when they vis Nigeria, but he ends up gog to an unrground LGBTQ party wh a new gay iend.
EXCLIVE: HOW I FOUND OUT KEN ERICS IS GAY – NOLLYWOOD ACTRS SPILLS
Is dangero to be openly gay Nigeria? On the TV show, Eric go to the weddg, then sneaks away wh a Nigerian photographer he meets who is gay. A typil Nigerian driver will have somethg to say, good or bad, will possibly preach at them, exprs his opn why beg gay is bad and God is agast — or exprs some form of support.
FLASHBACK: 'THAT '70S SHOW'S VERY SPECIAL GAY EPISO DO NOT AGE WELL
What did you thk of the rt of the scenar the show's Nigeria episo — Eric's new gay iend tak him to an unrground LGBTQ party.
This was a big opportuny to show how sometim will be very, very dangero to be a gay man Lagos. So I want to expla to you — a lot of gay men Nigeria get ught up a sm. I want to make sure I unrstand — you're sayg that some of the perpetrators are om the gay muny?
This issue is very plited, but to jt answer the qutn, most of the perpetrators are eher openly gay men or closeted gay men — and there is also volvement of homophobic straight people. That for me didn't speak to the narrative of the mother who is sred for her son a untry that is extremely homophobic. Would the fay really ll the police and say "My openly gay son is missg?
STORYTELLERS: ERIC GAY ('90)
A lot of young gay men Nigeria see themselv Eric. There's an ia Bra that if you're whe and gay, you're more likely to be tune wh your sexualy than if you're Black and gay.
Bisi Alimi, a gay activist livg London, not that their match veers om typil TV trop: "The person stgglg wh his sexualy is the whe character, and the person who is acceptg of his sexualy... Sce you are a public figure who intifi as gay, are you aaid to go home?
But if you're poor and gay you are mtg the two greatt ss Nigeria, and you'll be punished for .