Sunday 25 August 2013

Dear Nigerian men; what is it about gay men that scare y'all?

gA proudly gay Nigerian man wants to know why so many of you
Nigerian men are soo homophobic. Hehe. He sent me a mail and
begged me to share it. See it below...
Have you men ever solemnly considered what it is about
homosexuals that scare you? I use the word homosexuals to
refer to both lesbians and gays, but I’ll tell you this, I am
really interested in talking about homophobia as it concerns
gay men, because for some reason that is beyond me, we
never seem to be angry or threatened by lesbians. In fact I
have heard one too many times how exciting the thought of
two women doing it could be, but however connected the
case of lesbian - acceptance is to homophobia against men,
I won’t be addressing it here.
So, what is it about two men getting hot and heavy with
each other that seem to terrify y’all? This is not the time to
whip out your Holy books at me, keep them aside for a
second, will you?
Do you really imagine that you have a sense of propriety when you
openly declare your hate for the gays? No, really why do we hate
the gays? Is it some deeper issue that I have yet to understand or
a mere case of hypocrisy?
I just want a sensible reason why I should take a piss on the rights
of individuals who feel love and/or
attraction for each other; I have not found it yet. So if you can
give me one, please do, however, no religious based arguments,
chances are that you’ve broken most of the rules yourself. I mean,
you’re not Jesus, the perfect son of God. In anticipation of the
event that no one can come up with a logical reason for
homophobia, I’ll advise that you channel your contempt for the
gays to contempt for our thieving leaders; the man/woman who
(sexually) abused your sister, brother, wife, mother;
Boko Haram; ignorance; hypocrisy, and the many other gazillion
things that mess up Nigeria.
Proudly Gay Nigerian Man
T

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