Uche Maduagwu, a Nigerian actor who is part of the country's "Nollywood" film industry, came out as "proudly gay" in a pair of Jan. 31 Instagram posts. "Don't let anybody intimidate you," the actor says in his first post. "Come out! Show your identity! You are who you are, boys - you are who you are." The actor goes one to declare he is gay and proud, a message he repeated in second post he made on the same day in which he said he was "proudly gay" and asked U.S. President Joe Biden to place sanctions on his country "for its inhuman laws against law abiding homosexuals". In the post, Maduagwu said the Nigerians are "tired and scared" due to the country's anti-LGBTQ laws, "despite the fact that more than 40% of current legislatures and over twelve governors are homosexuals". Maduagwu did not offer any names of government officials in making the claim, but he followed up with several more posts over the next few days. In one, he condemned what he described as a disparity in policing; in several others he posted pictures of himself wearing a bright red brassiere. The posts received a few congratulatory messages ("Thanks for your strong message," one supporter posted, while others said the actor had made valid points), but they drew anti-LGBTQ criticisms as well. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ???️‍?⁠ ⁠ ?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi ⁠ ?: Uche Maduagwu / Instagram

Uche Maduagwu, a Nigerian actor who is part of the country's "Nollywood" film industry, came out as "proudly gay" in a pair of Jan. 31 Instagram posts. "Don't let anybody intimidate you," the actor says in his first post. "Come out! Show your identity! You are who you are, boys - you are who you are." The actor goes one to declare he is gay and proud, a message he repeated in second post he made on the same day in which he said he was "proudly gay" and asked U.S. President Joe Biden to place sanctions on his country "for its inhuman laws against law abiding homosexuals". In the post, Maduagwu said the Nigerians are "tired and scared" due to the country's anti-LGBTQ laws, "despite the fact that more than 40% of current legislatures and over twelve governors are homosexuals". Maduagwu did not offer any names of government officials in making the claim, but he followed up with several more posts over the next few days. In one, he condemned what he described as a disparity in policing; in several others he posted pictures of himself wearing a bright red brassiere. The posts received a few congratulatory messages ("Thanks for your strong message," one supporter posted, while others said the actor had made valid points), but they drew anti-LGBTQ criticisms as well. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ???️‍?⁠
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?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi ⁠
?: Uche Maduagwu / Instagram