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Nigerian’s first lesbian love story goes online to beat film censors

Nigerian’s first lesbian love story goes online to beat film censors

VINCENT DESMOND TWO naked women lie in bed, stroking each other's hair and talking about coming out to their parents in Nigeria, where they could be jailed for 14 years for having a lesbian relationship. The trailer for Nigeria's first lesbian feature film, "Ife" - which means love in the Yoruba language - has been watched thousands of times since its was uploaded to YouTube in July, with viewers commenting on their excitement over its release. "In Nigeria, there has never been a film like 'Ife'," said its producer Pamela Adie, one of Nigeria's most prominent LGBT+ activists, who has…
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