Posted @withregram • @makingqueerhistory [Image Description: A black man wearing no shirt holds a co
Posted @withregram • @makingqueerhistory [Image Description: A black man wearing no shirt holds a colourful mask to his chest reverently. He wears a headpiece made of plants and flowers.]⠀Rotimi Fani-Kayode was born on April 20, 1955.⠀⠀Fani-Kayode lived in Nigeria for the first twelve years of his life but was eventually forced to leave because of his father, Chief Babaremilekun Adetokunboh Fani-Kayode, who was a prominent member of the Yoruba family. A civil war in Nigeria put him and his family in danger. ⠀⠀So as a refugee, Fani-Kayode entered the U.K. and went to British private schools to receive his secondary education. ⠀⠀His photographs explored the experiences of black queer men in a way that had been largely unseen before. ⠀#rotimifanikayode #queerhistory #queerphotography #lgbtphotography #lgbt #lgbthistory #gayhistory #gayhttps://www.instagram.com/p/B_h1Ce_DOZCjx51IU4MdW5386Wt__4E61brbLw0/?igshid=12ms5w1p6a806 -- source link
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