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Added on: 02/11/2023

Anglicans angry at same-sex blessings question Justin Welby’s ‘fitness to lead’

02/10/2023

Conservative Anglican churches in developing countries will meet next week to consider radical action over the Church of England’s decision to bless same-sex couples in civil marriages,…

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Added on: 02/07/2023

Paul Canary Kanyamu – Human Rights Defender in Kenya

Sarah Lestico

Alturi Contributor

Where is home for you? I have not found “home” yet. A home is a place that accepts me; where I can move freely as an LGBTIQ…

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Added on: 10/01/2022

Exclusion of Intersex People: A Systemic Conundrum

09/30/2022

John Karanja attempted suicide three times before realising that his life, after all, had meaning. Karanja, who was born Dorcas Wangui in 1993, did not notice his…

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Added on: 09/21/2022

‘People should be who they are’: Kenyans embrace genderless fashion

09/20/2022

A growing number of Kenyan labels are embracing genderless fashion, as a younger, more vocal generation calls for greater inclusivity and creativity in clothing designs. In July,…

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Added on: 09/09/2022

Ruto on CNN: Kenyans Wonder Why Arab Leaders are Not Asked About LGBTQ Rights

09/08/2022

President-elect William Ruto on Wednesday night appeared on CNN in a pre-recorded interview. The current Deputy President sat down with Christiane Amanpour to discuss among other things his…

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Added on: 08/20/2022

Kenya’s lesbian footballers fight for the right to play

08/15/2022

All Imani wanted to do was to play football. But Kenyan fans, gossiping about her sexuality, had other ideas. “That one is always with girls,” Imani overheard…

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Added on: 08/19/2022

The situation as a Ugandan LGBTQ+ refugee in Kenya is as terrible as you can imagine

08/17/2022

Geoffrey Rainbo* is an LGBTQ+ refugee from Uganda (@GeoffreyRainbo). I am a Ugandan gay man living in Nairobi after being relocated from the Kakuma Refugee Camp in north-western…

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Added on: 08/16/2022

Kenya’s lesbian footballers fight for the right to play

08/15/2022

All Imani wanted to do was to play football. But Kenyan fans, gossiping about her sexuality, had other ideas. “That one is always with girls,” Imani overheard…

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Added on: 08/14/2022

Churches in East Africa can help to change attitudes to LGBT rights, says charity

08/12/2022

Churches in East Africa have a necessary part to play in changing attitudes and policies concerning LGBTIQ+ rights, the international charity the Arcus Foundation has said. Last…

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Added on: 07/19/2022

‘We’re here:’ Queer communities in Africa are struggling to be seen

07/18/2022

Parades, flags and celebrations are all important to queer communities in Africa as they seek greater visibility and acceptance, despite the threats faced by many throughout the…

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Added on: 05/30/2022

The Kisumu Feminists Society Wants Justice For Sheila Lumumba

Jo Moses

Alturi Contributor

When a Kenyan lesbian is murdered, who avenges their death? Feminists? LGBT activists? Anti-violence campaigners? All of these, argues the Kisumu Feminists Society of Kisumu, Kenya, should…

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Added on: 04/23/2022

#JusticeForSheila: Kenyan anger after lesbian’s murder

4/22/22

Rights groups are calling on Kenyan authorities to investigate the murder of a non-binary lesbian, which has sparked the trending hashtag #JusticeForSheila. “No one deserves such cruel…

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Added on: 02/21/2022

Education Minister tries to ban gay kids from boarding schools

02/20/2022

Kenyan Education Minister George Mahoga has caused controversy with a proposal to ban gay school kids from boarding schools. At the same time as Australia grappled with Citipointe…

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Added on: 02/17/2022

Gay students to be banned from boarding schools in Kenya?

02/16/2022

Homosexual students in boarding schools in Kenya would have to ensure they don’t infringe on the rights of other learners in order to retain their space in…

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Added on: 01/14/2022

Kenyan LGBT Students Protest Suggestion They be Banned from Boarding Schools

01/13/2022

NAIROBI — A group of Kenyan LGBT students protested Thursday against a Cabinet minister’s recent suggestion they be banned from boarding schools. The schools are common in Kenya…

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Added on: 01/12/2022

‘I saw myself in RuPaul’: how Drag Race inspired LGBTQ+ Kenyans to find freedom.

01/11/2022

An audience wearing face masks sits around the edges of a nondescript room in an unassuming building in the centre of Nairobi. Sparsely furnished and decorated with…

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Added on: 01/05/2022

‘I’d been set up’: the LGBTQ Kenyans ‘catfished’ for money via dating apps.

01/04/2022

One day after work last month, Tom Otieno went to a shopping centre in Nairobi to pick up groceries before heading home. He got a call from…

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Added on: 12/25/2021

Understanding the plight of Intersex

12/24/2021

In our society, the intersex have always had to face stigma as well as discrimination because of the misconceptions that are imbedded in the minds of the…

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Added on: 11/25/2021

Kenya: Gay rights will destroy family values, Supreme Court told

11/23/2021

The Supreme Court on Tuesday was asked to reject registration of an organisation for gay rights on grounds it would erode family values and harm society. The…

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Added on: 11/09/2021

As anti-LGBTQ+ crackdowns persist across Africa, these activists continue to fight

11/08/2021

Across Africa, queer people face oppression, discrimination and violence for their identities. A 2020 report by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) reveals…

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Added on: 10/22/2021

Report Details Anti-LGBT Discrimination, Violence in Kenya Refugee Camp

10/21/2021

(WB) A new report released on Wednesday indicates nearly all of the LGBT people who live in a Kenya refugee camp have experienced discrimination and violence because…

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Added on: 10/06/2021

Kenya Banned This Gay Documentary — It Will Now Stream Across Africa

10/05/2021

The Kenyan documentary about the life of a gay man navigating life in the conservative country I am Samuel was banned in Kenya in late September. While…

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Added on: 10/03/2021

Kenya: It’s a Tough Life for Little-Understood Intersex People

09/30/2021

Few choices would be harder to make than coming round to accept that you are neither male nor female. Add to this the fact not much is…

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Added on: 09/26/2021

Kenya bans film for ‘advocating same-sex marriage’

9/23/21

Kenya’s Film Classification Board (KFCB) has banned a documentary about two gay lovers. The film, I Am Samuel, is a movie about the romantic relationship between two…

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Added on: 09/25/2021

Kenya film board bans gay documentary, calling it ‘an affront’

9/24/21

Kenya has banned a documentary about a gay Kenyan man’s struggle to be accepted by his family and country, saying it was blasphemous and an affront to…

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Added on: 07/28/2021

Meet 7 Activists Fighting to Improve LGBTQ+ Rights Across Africa

07/27/2021

I’ve personally experienced two homophobic attacks in my home city of Enugu, in southeastern Nigeria: one from the police and the other from a crowd of students….

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Added on: 07/04/2021

Kenyan Civil Society welcomes Move by Methodist Church to Allow Same Sex Marriages

07/03/2021

The Church’s announcement came when the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, Queer, Intersexual and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) community just finished celebrating pride-month. Pride month is a yearly promotion of…

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Added on: 06/24/2021

How Relationships Can Turn Faith Leaders Into LGBT Allies

06/24/2021

A grassroots group in Kenya has found a slow-but-effective formula for converting anti-LGBT faith leaders into LGBT advocates. Penda* did not feel worthy of a seat at…

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Added on: 05/29/2021

I Am Samuel: the film aiming to ‘change the narrative’ on being gay in Kenya

05/28/2021

Samuel Asilikwa grew up in rural Kenya. There was a strict template for masculinity, informed by centuries of tradition – and intolerance. In a new documentary about…

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Added on: 05/03/2021

Gay refugee ‘ambushed’ by homophobe and left with broken leg: ‘I feel like the world has rejected me’

05/02/2021

As Canary Murungi walked on foot to the shops in the Kakuma Refugee Camp at 11am, a fellow refugee from Sudan spotted him, he told PinkNews. “He…