The Same Difference

Onuorah takes an in-depth look at the internalized heteronormative gender roles that have become all too familiar within the African American lesbian and bisexual community.

Onuorah shows how these behaviors reproduce the homophobic oppression and masculine privilege of the straight world, while looking for solutions in compelling discussions with community members.

Self-identified studs—and the women who love them—discuss hypocrisy in terms of gender roles, performative expectations, and the silent disciplining that occurs between community members.

This film features many queer celebrities, including actress Felicia "Snoop" Pearson from the HBO drama The Wire, AzMarie Livingston from FOX's Empire, and Lea DeLaria from Netflix's Orange Is the New Black, living daily with opinions about how identity should be portrayed.

Onuorah's engaging documentary shines a light on the relationships and experiences within the queer black female community, intersecting race, gender and sexuality.