For Kenya's lbians and gays, a supreme urt lg allowg the rights body that reprents their terts to register as a non-ernmental anisatn has turned out to be a mixed blsg.
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- KENYAN GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST IS KILLED
- QUEER AIN ACTIVISTS CALL FOR ACTN—BUT THE AIN CONTENT IS NOT THE ONLY SE THE GLOBAL WAR ON GAY RIGHTS
- KILLG OF LGBTQ+ ACTIVIST PROMPTS OUTCRY OVER ANTI-GAY ATTACKS KENYA
KENYAN GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST IS KILLED
Led by MP Gee Peter Kaluma, a member of opposn polician Raila Odga's Orange Democratic Movement, the proposed bill would further crimalise same-sex acts wh penalti rangg om a suggted mimum of ten years prison to the ath penalty for "aggravated homosexualy", fed as "engagg homosexual acts wh a mor or disabled person and transmtg a termal disease through sexual means.
The proposed Fay Protectn Act would also see a total ban on any activi "that promote homosexualy", such as wearg flags or emblems of the LGBTQ muny.
QUEER AIN ACTIVISTS CALL FOR ACTN—BUT THE AIN CONTENT IS NOT THE ONLY SE THE GLOBAL WAR ON GAY RIGHTS
Growg anti-LGBTQ sentimentThe proposed bill Kenya followg Uganda's new Anti-Homosexualy Bill passed to law May by Print Yoweri Meveni.
In Ghana, lawmakers are the procs of amendg the untry's own anti-LGBTQ legislatn wh proposns of a three-year prison sentence for anyone who intifi as LGBTQ and a 10-year sentence for anyone who promot homosexualy.
KILLG OF LGBTQ+ ACTIVIST PROMPTS OUTCRY OVER ANTI-GAY ATTACKS KENYA
In Kenya, the Nairobi-based Natnal Gay and Lbian Human Rights Commissn have reported a surge number of attacks agast the muny. Ai|Kenyan Gay Rights Activist Is Killed ADVERTISEMENTEdw Chiloba’s body was dumped on the roadsi by a movg vehicle the untry’s wt. Police have arrted his iend and are pursug two others the Leteipa/Associated PrsNAIROBI, Kenya — A gay activist and fashn signer was murred and his body found stuffed si a metal box Kenya, the police said on Friday, another episo that raised qutns about dangers and discrimatn faced by gay people across the East Ain Chiloba’s body was found the box after was dropped by the si of the road om a movg vehicle wh no license plate Uas Gishu unty the untry’s wt.