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'SEX EDUTN'S' ERIC EFFNG IS SPIRATN TO NIGERIA'S GAYS, SAYS ACTIVIST

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.

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.

ERIC CHOOSG ADAM OVER RAHIM 'SEX EDUTN' UNRTIMAT THE TRMA OF GAY BULLYG

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. 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. 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.

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Eric Choosg Adam Over Rahim 'Sex Edutn' Unrtimat the Trma of Gay Bullyg.

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