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Bolu Okupe (born 20 January 1994)[1] is Nigerian and the very first openly gay 'son of a Nigerian politician'. He is an LGBTQ rights activist, model,[2] and son of former Nigerian presidential aide Doyin Okupe.[3] On 20 January 2021, he came out as a gay man through an Instagram post on his personal account[4][5] and has faced several backlashes from homophobic Nigerians.[6][7]

Background Bolu Moboluwarin Okupe(https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/naija-fashion/449948-my-son-is-on-godly-mission-in-gay-community-doyin-okupe.html?tztc=1) was born to politician father Adedoyin Ajibike Okupe(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doyin_Okupe) who is also a physician who co-founded Royal Cross Medical Centre. Bolu Okupe s an indigene of of Iperu, Ogun State but born and brought up in Lagos(https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2021/1/i-knew-i-was-gay-at-10-former-presidential-spokesperson-doyin-okupes-son-bolu-says.html). Mother's name is Aduralere Okupe and has an older brother sibling, Ditan Okupe who is also into politics like their father Doyin Okupe.

Education Bolu Okupe had his preliminary education in Nigeria before he relocated to the UK to further his education and graduated from the University of Manchester in 2015 and has been in France ever since.

Personal Life In an interview, he stated that he knew he was gay around the age of 10. He also revealed his plans to have children of his own in the future.[8]