Gay doctor’s ordeal: Struggle of queer professionals in Kenya

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10/15/2024

Martin Nyambura, not his real name, is an accomplished medical doctor at a major hospital in Nairobi. He is also a gay man struggling for acceptance in his workplace, where he has been for five years. From intrusive and insensitive jokes to being left out of some conversations, Nyambura says homophobic tropes are the order of the day in his work environment.

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