(PDF) "The Vio Closet: Nollywood’s Gay Themed Movi.” | Ldsey Green-Simms

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• NIGERIAN GAY-THEMED FILM ABOUT 2 BOYS LOVE IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLE
• NIGERIAN GAY THEMED FILM HELL OR HIGH WATER GO ONLE
• "THE VIO CLOSET: NOLLYWOOD’S GAY THEMED MOVI.” "THE VIO CLOSET: NOLLYWOOD’S GAY THEMED MOVI.” "THE VIO CLOSET: NOLLYWOOD’S GAY THEMED MOVI.” "THE VIO CLOSET: NOLLYWOOD’S GAY THEMED MOVI.” "THE VIO CLOSET: NOLLYWOOD’S GAY THEMED MOVI.”
• GAY PASTORS
• ‘THE LEGEND OF THE UNRGROUND’ REVIEW: GAY ACTIVISM NIGERIA
• NIGERIAN GAY DRAMA ‘ALL THE COLOURS OF THE WORLD ARE BETWEEN BLACK AND WHE’ PICKED UP BY COCCELLE SAL AHEAD OF BERL PANORAMA LNCH (EXCLUSIVE)
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

NIGERIAN GAY-THEMED FILM ABOUT 2 BOYS LOVE IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLE

Ife follows the story of two lbian lovers, Ife and Adaora, and highlights the troubl they experienced while dulgg a homosexual relatnship Nigeria. The movie tackl the misreprentatn of a homosexual relatnship Nollywood. Former Televisn personaly, Funmi Iyanda’s movie is an adaptatn of Ju Dibia’s 2005 novel centred around a gay protagonist Ebele ‘Adrian’ Njoko.

The ont falls apart when his wife disvers he is gay, which leads to the dissolutn of his marriage and his fay members turng agast him. Every backlash towards Adrian’s homosexualy unvers the risks of beg boldly gay Nigeria. The film foc on alg wh homophobia and follows the story of two young male lovers; Tolu Bajulaiye and Chidi Egwuonwu stgglg to fy society.

The movie stirs an urgent discsn on homophobia, sexual orientatn and relign Nigeria.

NIGERIAN GAY THEMED FILM HELL OR HIGH WATER GO ONLE

It sheds light on the experienc of gay people Nigeria and the nsequenc of legislatn that enurage discrimatn agast the group.

The Nollywood films advote for the protectn of the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr Nigerians. Homosexualy is a sensive topic Nigeria.

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And over the years, some homosexuals have found themselv beaten to ath or even lynched by Nigerians.

Stori that actually explore their experienc are not told for reasons such as moral and cultural beliefs; and when they are told, their reprentatn is at bt a bad riture of their reali wh film-makers repeatedly g long-nng homosexual stereotyp for edy. Here are five Nollywood films that advote for the protectn of the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr Nigerians.

"Hell or High Water" don't jtify, support or nmn homosexualy.

GAY PASTORS

Aimed at tacklg homophobia, "We Don't Live Here Anymore" tells the story of Tolu Bajulaiye and Chidi Egwuonwu, two teenage boys who fd themselv embroiled a high stake sndal that uld alter the urse of their future. A documentary, "Veil of Silence" draws attentn to the experienc of gay persons Nigeria. The movie dialogue to tell the story of two women navigatg a homophobic society.

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NIGERIAN GAY DRAMA ‘ALL THE COLOURS OF THE WORLD ARE BETWEEN BLACK AND WHE’ PICKED UP BY COCCELLE SAL AHEAD OF BERL PANORAMA LNCH (EXCLUSIVE)

Hell or High Water, a Nigerian gay themed film ma available by TIERs has now been released onle for public viewg. Read also: Nigerian Human rights NGO set to release two powerful Nigerian gay themed films.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

We were hopg that someone there would grant an terview and that somehow we uld get this person to talk to openly about homosexualy Nigerian vio films. We had already spent the month terviewg directors, producers, and distributors, and we often found difficult to get people to acknowledge that films about homosexualy were que popular Nigeria.

Although close to twenty gay-themed films, many que succsful, had been ma, most people sisted that films on such a taboo topic wouldn't sell Nigeria or that the censors would never approve of them. Dpe overwhelmg evince to the ntrary-cludg the endls amount of tabloid chatter about gay or bisexual Nollywood actors-we kept hearg that homosexualy and even discsns and reprentatns of were...

Nigerian gay-themed film Hell or High Water go onle.