On a more playful note-
I once declared myself as gay on my Facebook wall.
I stated that I had been holding the secret inward for so long and could bear it no more.
I enjoyed myself thoroughly as people struggled to cope with my declaration.
I later stated, on the same thread, that my account had been hacked and I had reported the issue to the CIA.
All part of the fun.
I observed that a relative of mine clicked "like' on my later declaration of my account being hacked, suggesting he had been following developments on that post.
A lady who privately stated she saw me as a prospective amorous interest told me she was backing down bcs of my declaration.
I might have lost at least one Facebook friend bcs of that declaration.
The post was actually my response to a dare circulating at the time suggesting outrageous things once could do in the social media public space.
My life style then was such that such a declaration had no significant impact on my life.
That would of course be very different for such a public figure as Binyavanga Wainaina.
toyin
On Fri, 24 May 2019 at 13:22, OLAYINKA AGBETUYI <yagbetuyi@hotmail.com> wrote:
--I think we should be honest in spite of empathy that he died of HIV complications if he had ttwo strokes after his disclosure.
Has anyone any statistics of percentages per population of gay communities in African countries?
My experience in the diaspora for the past 3 decades is that people from East and South Africa are more prone to declare themselves gay than other regions. This in the UK may be due to social housing issues.
Three decades ago if you declared yourself gay you would get a jump up the housing queue to the top and be guaranteed almost immediate housing ( that was before STONEWALL which multiplied gay declarations.) Someone actually advised me then to declare myself gay for immediate housing but I thought of the implications of maintaining the false facade indefinitely and declined.
I know that the incidence of deceitful declarations still goes on mainly from immigrants from East Africa. I accessed the what's app profile of a former Somali young adult learner of mine only to find she declared herself F& F. (young adults with babies used to get preferential treatment in housing decades ago but govt cracked down in that leaving them in hotels nowadays for up to 3 years)Another homeless Somali lady after a few children confided she had declared herself gay to beat the much hardened social housing ladder saying she now has a gay ' 'partner' This is why I am asking for the statistics. I know writers like Ayi Kwei Armah attributes prevalence of gay culture in East Africa to legacy of Arab enslavement of East Africans. But his was a creative writers view and not strictly sociological.
OAA
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Dear All,Binyavanga Wainaina is (was) a He. He was born in January 1971, and he didn't die of HIV infection. He suffered a stroke, his second in four years. People rarely survive two strokes.I hope this helps? Please show some empathy and thoughtfulness in your comments with regard to the great man.
Ire l'ọjọ gbogbo o.Shola
--On Wed, May 22, 2019, 15:40 'Michael Afolayan' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:
--What a shame, and a big loss! I assume he succumbed to the HIV infection he announced courageously some four or five years ago before getting married to the Nigerian guy. May we all be comforted by this mammoth loss. Wow!MOA
On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 8:11:57 AM CDT, Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM <chidi.opara@gmail.com> wrote:
Rest in peace brother!
I liked you but never liked your gay activism, but it was your choice and I respected that.
Peace to your creative soul brother!
CAO.
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