The Initiative for Equality and Non-Discrimination (INEND), a local not-for-profit organisation that champions equality and inclusion in Kenya, recently released an anthology of stories by Queer Kenyans. “Roses are red, violets are blue, we are excited to share with you this beautiful Anthology by Queer Kenyans highlighting the different digital dating realities for Queer people,”…
On the 30th of April, over 60 LGBTQ+ refugees at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya assembled to stage a mini-protest. The Police immediately dispersed the protesting group at the refugee camp using teargas. According to the report by the Africa Human Rights Coalition, Nobody was seriously injured. Although, Eleven refugees sustained minor injuries and…
After the release of Rafiki in 2018, The Kenyan Film Classification Board banned the film because of its portrayal of same-sex love and romance. Rafiki which means “friend” in Kiswahili tells the story of romance that grows between two young women, Kena and Ziki, amidst family and political pressures around LGBT rights in Kenya. Although…
The High Court of Kenya has postponed the proposed ruling to repeal Section 162 of the Penal Code, which criminalizes gay sex. The ruling was scheduled to hold today, 22nd February 2019 but is now postponed till May 24, 2019. According to a report on Reuters, Judge Chacha Mwita told a packed court in the…
While gay rights activists are celebrating after a Kenyan court recently ruled that subjecting suspected gay men to forced anal testing was illegal, there is still a lot of work to be done in support of LGBT rights in Kenya. And LGBTI refugees in Kenya’s Kakuma Camp can attest to that fact as they have been…
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