PRIDE TV EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW

SESSION.

(Names of our respondents involved in this interview appear in abbreviations due to safety and confidentiality)

Writer : ODAFE U

Hello pride family, my name is ODAFE U and welcome to PRIDE TV Sunday exclusive where I’d be interviewing different people in the Nigerian LGBT community to tell us about their experience and share their story with us.

T.O is a Nigerian gay man who  would be sharing with us his experience in the LGBT community in Nigeria.

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QUEER EXPERIENCE INTERVIEW

ODAFE U: So off to the first question, what’s your take on two people making a sex tape not for sale or anything but just for fun, Two adults consenting to make a sextape?

TO: I’d say, whatever make them happy. I don’t think I feel okay making a sex tape during sex. Lol. I exhaust emotion, so trying to play for camera is for when I’m not interested in the sex. I

ODAFE U: Now look at it this way

What your take on queer people making a sex tape with the risk of being leaked in our community here in Nigeria, And you know anything that is saved on your phone even with all the passwords it has a potential risk of getting leaked?

TO: Well, I think they are taking risks. Not only queer people but anyone in general regardless of their sexuality. If you don’t want it getting leaked, I think you shouldn’t make a video in its entirety. That’s the easiest way to be safe.

ODAFE U: yeah, So tell me

What has your experience been like , I mean being queer in Nigeria?

TO: Well, I have not been out to people in my family, except my male cousin. He is queer too and he suspected. I had also been suspecting him, so when he asked, I said Yes and I asked him too, he saidyes.. My female cousin follows me on Twitter, and sees my tweets, I’m sure she knows I am and has never asked.

Well, I’m really not effeminate and it hasn’t been hard for me. I subtly tell it to my friends and university roommates and they still doubt I am. I can authoritatively say I haven’t experienced discrimination or hate based on people that perceived I am gay, but it doesn’t discredit the pains effeminate men have been undergoing.

But being queer sucks, it hasn’t offered me variety of options to love who I want openly and unapologetically.

ODAFE U: I totally understand and I believe it’ll all get better soon

TO: Yeah.

ODAFE U: So about the future, Where do you see the Nigerian queer community in a few years?

TO: I really don’t know. It doesn’t look like gay marriage will be legalized soon. It’s survival of the fittest, of who will become successful and leave this country to get married to someone they love.

ODAFE U: That’s true, everything would be fine soon, Personally I feel like the queer community is gaining some vital grounds in Nigeria.

TO: Yeah, but homophobia still outweighs.

Homophobia outweighs us on social media where most people are educated. Then, offline, non educated people are more and worse.

ODAFE U: very correct, So any coming out plans anytime soon?

TO: When I’m done with my education and become famous as a writer, lol. I’ll be out of the country for my MFA.

ODAFE U: Oh

Masters of fine arts, very nice, we wish you the very best

TO: Thank you

ODAFE U: So that’ll be the end of the interview, Thank you so much for sharing your experience and story with us, PRIDE TV loves you, have a nice night

TO: Thanks, goodnight

 

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