5 Nigerian films that advote for gay rights | Pulse Nigeria

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• NIGERIAN GAY-THEMED FILM ABOUT 2 BOYS LOVE IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLE
• TRAILER: NEW FILM PTUR THE TTH OF GAY LIFE NIGERIA
• GAY NIGERIA: 'EVERYBODY SE ME AS AN ABOMATN'
• "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.”
• ‘THE LEGEND OF THE UNRGROUND’ REVIEW: GAY ACTIVISM NIGERIA

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.

TRAILER: NEW FILM PTUR THE TTH OF GAY LIFE NIGERIA

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. 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.

GAY NIGERIA: 'EVERYBODY SE ME AS AN ABOMATN'

Homosexualy is a sensive topic Nigeria. 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.

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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.

‘THE LEGEND OF THE UNRGROUND’ REVIEW: GAY ACTIVISM NIGERIA

A documentary, "Veil of Silence" draws attentn to the experienc of gay persons Nigeria. Members of the gay muny Nigeria are excedly anticipatg the release of a new film that people believe has ptured the te experience of life for gay men Nigeria. Iyanda is a popular Nigerian talk show host and blogger bt known for her now funct show ‘New Dawn Wh Funmi’ on which Nigerian-Brish LGBT human rights activist Bisi Alimi me out publicly as gay 2004.

The film is already startg up nversatns about homosexualy and other sexualy-related issu on social media, where Nigerians are parg to films such as ‘We Don’t Live Here Anymore’ ‘Hell or High Water’ and ‘Everythg In Between’ — all produced by TIERs. Some members of the LGBT muny have exprsed disappotment about those earlier films, sayg that they failed to fully pture the experience of gay life and gay stggl Nigeria. Nigerian gay-themed film Hell or High Water go onle.

Nigerian Human rights NGO set to release two powerful Nigerian gay-themed films. Nollywood gay film starts well, even sex scen, but then…. New Nigerian movie all set to change narrative about homosexualy.