Episode 203: Edafe Okporo

Coming Out Pod

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Comedy, Mental Health

4.9 • 584 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Activist and author Edafe Okporo ("Asylum: A Memoir & Manifesto") is a truly incredible human being. Born and raised in Nigeria when homosexuality was heavily condemned (but not yet criminalized), Edafe hid his sexuality by joining the ministry in college. Though he eventually left to become an activist and work at an HIV/AIDS clinic, everything changed in 2014 when homosexuality was made illegal in his country. Edafe details the harrowing story of how he was attacked by a mob and subsequently fled Nigeria...only to land in a U.S. detention center for months on end as a refugee. He describes the emotional whiplash he experienced going from life-threatening trauma to suddenly having to be "fabulously gay in New York," and how therapy has helped him on that journey. Today, Edafe is THRIVING, and it was an utter joy to talk to him!

Follow Edafe everywhere at @edafeokporo. Also, check out his beautiful website (and order his BOOK!) at https://www.edafeokporo.com/.

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0:00.0	Hey y'all.
0:07.0	Hi.
0:08.0	Happy pride, first of all.
0:10.0	Mm-hmm.
0:11.0	Still pride.
0:12.0	Still pride.
0:13.0	Secondly, you are listening to coming out with Lauren and Nicole.
0:17.0	We are a weekly podcast where we have queer folks on from all walks of life.
0:21.5	They tell us the tales of how they came out to friends, family, and the world at large.
0:24.7	Because who doesn't love a coming out story?
0:27.6	Today, we are so happy to, at long last, have Adafi Aporo on with us, activist and author.
0:37.3	Adafi is just an incredibly impressive person.
0:41.3	And we've been following Adafi for a while.
0:43.8	And so we're really, really excited to have you on for Pride Month.
0:47.4	Thank you so much for being here.
0:49.0	Thank you very much to both of you.
0:51.1	I'm excited to be with you guys.
0:52.9	And I look forward to this conversation.
0:55.6	So would you tell the folks at home just like a little bit about what you do, a little bit
1:00.9	about your background?
1:01.8	Obviously, we'll tease out more of it, you know, throughout the episode, but just a little
1:06.2	bit up top to get to know you.
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