Nollywood actress Juliana Olayode has set off a fresh argument online after declaring that Christianity and same-sex identity cannot sit together, tying the claim to her upcoming Purity Hangout gathering.
The actress, known to fans as Toyo Baby from Jenifa’s Diary, posted the message on Instagram on Thursday, October 8, 2026, through a carousel of slides and a caption urging the church to stop what she called compromise.
“You cannot be Christian and be gay. There are so many teachings flying around saying that you can be gay, queer etc and be a Christian. They say it coexist without conflict. But as Christians, we must ask: What does the Word of God actually say?” she wrote.
She insisted the post was not an attack.
“This is not about hate or about judging people. I do not hate people who identify as gay, homosexual, queer etc. I do not believe they deserves to die, and I do not wish evil upon them because of the sexuality they’ve chosen. Every human being deserves to be treated with love.”
Love, in her reading, does not require agreement.
“Loving someone does not mean I must agree with their beliefs or lifestyle. Especially when it’s against the truth of the Scripture. I love you enough to tell you the truth.”
Olayode pointed to Genesis 1:27 and Matthew 19:4-6 as her basis for what she called God’s design of male and female, and for marriage. She argued that desire cannot overrule scripture.
“Are we allowing the Word to shape our convictions, or are we reshaping the Word to accommodate our desires?”
She framed following Jesus as surrender, quoting Galatians 2:20 and Luke 9:23, and said no part of life sits outside that claim.
“Your personal life, work, relationships, sexual life, your identity, everything, belongs to Him.”
She cited 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 on the body as a temple, then listed passages she said forbid redefining sexual sin, gender and identity, including Leviticus 18:22, Romans 1:26-27 and 1 Corinthians 6:9-11.
The actress also warned that the argument has moved past adults.
“We are not ready for the consequences of the things we are indulging in as a society and even within the Church. It is no longer just adults; teenagers and children are also being influenced. Some parents live in constant fear, praying and hoping that their children will not be manipulated or led astray. But how long will we remain silent?”
To people who say the desire is fixed, she offered a different claim.
“The enemy loves to magnify these desires and make it seem like you can not come out of it, he makes you believe it’s your identity, it’s who you are and that God can not save you but it’s all lies.”
She told readers not to hide the struggle from God, and not to accept it if it clashes with scripture.
“Don’t believe the lie that you were made that way.”
The slides closed on her event.
“Purity is more than sexual abstinence. Purity is a life wholly surrendered to God.”
In the caption, she said the hangout exists for that reason, and invited followers to register through the link in her bio.
Olayode, born June 7, 1995, in Lagos, broke through as Toyosi in Jenifa’s Diary and has since styled herself as a sexual purity activist. In 2017 she published the autobiography Rebirth: From Grass to Grace, which dealt with sexual abuse and career struggle. Earlier this year she said she turns down kissing scenes and revealing outfits as a personal consecration, and acknowledged that the stance has thinned her acting offers.