Charly Boy Opens Up About His Struggles Coming To Terms With His Last Child, Dewy Oputa, Coming Out As Gay

Veteran musician, dad, and grandad, Charles Oputa aka Charly Boy, has opened up about his mixed feelings coming to terms with a ‘bombshell’ his last daughter, Dewy Oputa, dropped on him four years ago when she announced to him over the phone that she is a lesbian.

Caught between his parental duties to love his child unconditionally, and his difficulty accepting something that’s weird as being gay in this part of the world; Charly Boy says he had a choice to make, and although it’s been difficult, he admits he’s now accepted Dewy for who she is.

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In a post he shared to his social media yesterday, the dad-of-five said he dealt with guilt as well as confusion; wondering if something he had done had caused his daughter to become gay.

His post reads:

‘‘For Parents Only.
About 4yrs ago, my last Princess of the house called me from America, from her tone I was bracing up for whatever she was about to tell me especially when she kept saying to me, “daddy promise me you won’t get mad at me, or give up on me”

I am close with my children and I love dem to bits. They are my friend. But I wasn’t really ready for the “breaking news” my Princess Dewy had for me.

When my child told me she is gay, a lesbian, I experienced a range of emotions, during dat phone conversation.

So many things went through my mind, one of them included self-blame (“Did I do something wrong?”) (“The child I thought I knew and loved no longer exists.”), worry (“Will my child be discriminated against?) religious confusion (“Is my child damned to spend eternity in hell?”), and stigma (“What will people think of my child? Of me?”).

However, I kept pinching myself to calm down because I didn’t want my baby to shy away from me or for us to have a strained relationship. I loved my baby far too much.

I first took a deep breath. And all I could say was, “are you sure?”

I was hoping it was a prank but it was happening in real time.

Even though I was unusually calm through that conversation, my mind was wondering in all direction.

Months before this incident, I was lending my voice in support of LGTB rights in Nigeria.

Is life playing tricks on me. Now my daughter is gay, why do I feel disappointed? Am I a hypocrite? How do I handle this bomb shell?

I have faced many challenges in my life and won, I was determined to win this too.

All I want is my Princesses Love, happiness and Success in her life anything else is secondary. I told myself that I will get through this, and many months later I did.

As a matter of fact, I now look back and find that I am grateful for the experience of having a gay or lesbian child.

Nothing can come between me and any of my beautiful children.

It is stupid to even think that having a gay child means that parents have failed. That’s some pedestrian thinking.

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Me, I love my gay daughter oooo because she has put some colors into my life too.

Acceptance of the truth is like surgery. It hurts but cures. Lie is like a pain killer.

It gives instant relief but it’s side effects can last forever.

I am proud when I say,
God has brought peace to my confusion, joy to my sadness and hope to my heart.
I love you Dewy”

Dewy and her partner

Charly Boy’s original post below:

Me, I love my gay daughter oooo because she has put some colors into my life too.
Acceptance of the truth is like surgery. It hurts but cures. Lie is like a pain killer. It gives instant relief but it’s side effects can last forever. pic.twitter.com/86MxX2KM6q

— Charly Boy Area Fada 1 (@AreaFada1) November 20, 2020