OUT IN AFRICA (PART FOUR): Young queer filmmakers in Nigeria celebrate their ‘joy, resilience and power’ despite the country’s harsh anti-queer laws

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, two young men sit in an empty field. They talk, laugh and poke fun at each other, before embracing in a passionate kiss.

“So I’m happy that, at the end of the day, I found some queer people who were willing and bold enough to actually tell the story and, you know, take up the scene.” “In 2015, 90% of respondents surveyed supported the law, but in 2019 about 75% support it. This shows a significant 15% drop in four years. While most Nigerians still view LGBT rights negatively, the public seems to be moving towards a higher level of acceptance and tolerance,” said the report.

For Ezeigwe, having a lead character that is gender-diverse was a deliberate pushback against this kind of self-policing. 22/12/2021 Cindy Amadi and Uzoamaka Aniunoh in a still image from Ife, Nigeria’s first Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender movie. , Adie said: “You rarely see stories about love; about resilience. Even stories about two women. In fact, a lot of the stories that are within the Nigerian media space — that are also negative — are mostly focused on men.

 

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