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 IN REAL LIFE? EVERYTHG TO KNOW ABOUT THE P-VALLEY STAR
• J. ALPHONSE NICHOLSON REACTS TO OUTRAGE OVER HIS GAY SEX SCENE ‘P-VALLEY’
• 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 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 IN REAL LIFE? EVERYTHG TO KNOW ABOUT THE P-VALLEY STAR

" 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. Alphonse Nicholson) rennected wh an old iend who had jt gotten out of prison, Big Teak (John Clarence Stewart) this scene, Murda and Teak (who wasn't directly perceived as beg terted havg sex wh other men) went on to have sex wh each other, and shockgly, viewers of this LGBTQ-clive show about a non-bary person owng a strip club were baffled by the sight of gay sex on premium ble TV. They need a super gay advisory on movi like they got for everythg else.

J. ALPHONSE NICHOLSON REACTS TO OUTRAGE OVER HIS GAY SEX SCENE ‘P-VALLEY’

Cuz the gay a't go' nowhere. Cuz the gay a\u2019t go\u2019 nowhere. 1656533497Followg the posive feedback to his reply to Duval, Folk unpacked his feelgs surroundg why this particular rponse om a viewer feels so nonsensil to wrer tweeted:"The realy is: a lot of the 'straight' men are triggered by the gay love scen.

"\u201cThe realy is: a lot of the \u201cstraight\u201dmen are triggered by the gay love scen. 1656546766He ntued:"This is why 's important to see the gay black love scen on televisn. And 's time to gay-regulate.

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

"\u201cThis is why \u2019s important to see the gay black love scen on televisn.

And \u2019s time to gay-regulate. RELATED | P-Valley Season 2's Gay Sex Scene Is Worth All the Conversatn.

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. There was no overt ditn he was gay, but for some reason... This isn't a crique, but there has always been somethg que heteronormative about pictns of gay sex the mastream.