{"id":747577,"date":"2019-11-19T15:25:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T15:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/19\/gay-lesbianism-not-a-diesease-actress-ashionye-raccah\/"},"modified":"2019-11-19T15:25:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T15:25:09","slug":"gay-lesbianism-not-a-diesease-actress-ashionye-raccah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/19\/gay-lesbianism-not-a-diesease-actress-ashionye-raccah\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay, Lesbianism Not A Diesease \u2013 Actress Ashionye Raccah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_724135\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-724135\" style=\"width: 384px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-724135\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/5dd2f2e2620a6.png\" alt=\"Ashionye Raccah\" width=\"384\" height=\"416\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-724135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashionye Raccah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Actress and singer, Ashionye Michelle Raccah, has shared her thoughts on homosexuality and the way we perceive it in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with QedTV at the premiere of Funmi Iyanda&#8217;s movie, <em>Walking with Shadows which is a movie <\/em>about a married man whose wife later found out he was gay, Ashionye said people need to realize that gay people were born that way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0Ashionye Raccah To Upcoming Females Artistes \u2013 \u201cSleeping Around Will Take You Nowhere\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s high time we began to accept every human being\u00a0irrespective of their sexuality. I\u2019m a human being whether I am straight or gay. It\u2019s high time we began to realise that we are basically just one and we shouldn\u2019t judge. I know we have this 14 year sentencing in Nigeria but then again you can\u2019t change a person whoever he or she is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome people say being gay is made, you become gay. I don\u2019t believe that. I believe someone who is gay is born that way, that\u2019s who the person is, and it is not a disease. It is not something to be afraid of. It is not something to judge\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>On if she will accept her child if he or she grows up to be gay, Ashionye responded<\/p>\n<p>If you are born straight, that&#8217;s who you are. If I am born lesbian, that&#8217;s who I am. I did not become a lesbian. Like I said, it&#8217;s not a disease. I have people close to me, family and close friends, who are actually homosexual men and queer women and I absolutely love them. To be honest, I have a lot of male friends who are actually homosexuals and they give the best advice. They love me for who I am and I absolutely love them for who they are&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>On if she supports the repeal of the 14 year jail penalty for any homosexual caught in the act, she said<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;Yes! Why should we judge people for who they are.\u00a0\u00a0Why should we crucify people for who they are. Like I said, it&#8217;s not a disease. It is not a crime. If a man or woman is being judged for being queer or being gay, then why am I not being judged for being straight?<\/p>\n<p>The post Gay, Lesbianism Not A Diesease &#8211; Actress Ashionye Raccah appeared first on Information Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ashionye Raccah Actress and singer, Ashionye Michelle Raccah, has shared her thoughts on homosexuality and the way we perceive it in Nigeria. 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