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 P-VALLEY’S UNCLE CLIFFORD ACTOR NIC ANNAN GAY REAL LIFE?
• IS LIL MURDA GAY ON P-VALLEY? IS HE BASED ON A REAL RAPPER?
• 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 cultural nversatns that were sparked that fied masculy, expectatns, and assumptns the Black muny, both straight and gay, ntue to prove why shows like P-Valley need to exist to tell the pivotal stori. Not bee they don't want people to know, ’s jt they nnot say ‘I'm gay’ whout feelg that their life is danger.

IS P-VALLEY’S UNCLE CLIFFORD ACTOR NIC ANNAN GAY REAL LIFE?

Wh homophobia and a lack of accs to mental healthre still alive and well, Lil’ Murda’s character, Katori Hall's creatn, and Nicholson's breakout performance uld be the difference.

IS LIL MURDA GAY ON P-VALLEY? IS HE BASED ON A REAL RAPPER?

Nicholson, who's married to wife Nafeha Nicholson and intifi as straight, was equally nervo about his gay character's scene when he read episo four's script. Both characters have a preference for the same sex, and unlike Lil Murda and Uncle Clifford, this pair's mascule exterrs (buff bodi, tattoos, barone voic) reprent a different image of gay Black men — one whose reprentatn on TV thentilly shows the nuanc of queer inty.

"Of her star's performance, Evans praised Nicholson for beg brave enough to explore a new pictn of what gay Black men look like on screen.

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

I have iends that intify as gay or bi, but I also have fay members that are aaid to say who they love or who they want to be.

So far, the show has found much succs wh Lil Murda, Uncle Clifford, and their plex love story as a Black gay uple. Nic Annan absolutely smash the role but dienc have a qutn about the talent behd the character… is Uncle Clifford gay real life?