The Kenyan penal crimaliz homosexual behavr wh up to 14 years imprisonment. A 2007 study found that 96 percent of the Kenyan populatn oppos homosexualy. So we asked: what is gay and lbian life actually like for the average Kenyan livg Nairobi?
Contents:
- WHAT IS EVERYDAY GAY AND LBIAN LIFE LIKE KENYA?
- ‘THE SKY DON’T LLAPSE.’ A FILMMAKER EXPLOR GAY LIFE KENYA.
- 5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
- KENYAN URT UPHOLDS LAW MAKG GAY SEX ILLEGAL
WHAT IS EVERYDAY GAY AND LBIAN LIFE LIKE KENYA?
* gay life in kenya *
In our worldwi search for Out & Around: Stori om a Not-So-Straight Journey, we travelled to Kenya to explore everyday life for gays and November 2010 the Kenyan prime mister nmned homosexualy, sayg, "If found, the homosexuals should be arrted and taken to relevant thori. " Unr ternatnal prsure, he retracted his statements days later, sayg he only meant that same-sex marriag are illegal Kenyan penal crimaliz homosexual behavr wh up to 14 years imprisonment.
A 2007 study found that 96 percent of the Kenyan populatn oppos we asked: what is gay and lbian life actually like for the average Kenyan livg Nairobi? We first meet wh Akyi Ocholla, a lbian om Nairobi who works for Mory Women Actn and is a member of the Internatnal Gay and Lbian Associatn.
"Complitg matters, of urse, is the strong religly based homophobia East Ai. '"Akyi nsirs herself lucky to live as an openly gay woman. She says, "Beg gay this untry isn't exactly easy.
‘THE SKY DON’T LLAPSE.’ A FILMMAKER EXPLOR GAY LIFE KENYA.
"To get a gay male perspective, we met wh Solomon Wambua, Programs Officer of the Gay and Lbian Coaln of Kenya (GALCK), the untry's largt LGBT anizatn. " As of today, Solomon's extend fay still do not know about his sexual Solomon choos to work at GALCK spe his own ncern about whether or not he n fd employment aga after associatg wh a gay anizatn. In a untry where homosexual acts are illegal, there are, of urse, no anti-discrimatn laws protectg sexual orientatn.
5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
He says, "People thk when you are gay you are a pedophilia or m sodomy. "When I asked Solomon about the number of gays rcerated due to this penal , he says, "Up to date, no se has been nvicted of the penal leadg to actual rceratn. It is ed to discrimate and put lbians and gays down.
KENYAN URT UPHOLDS LAW MAKG GAY SEX ILLEGAL
While there are no pri paras or openly gay clubs, Solomon aniz muny events such as World AIDS Day and the Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia. The GALCK office remas open as a safe place for people to e read about gay topics, ga support om unselors, and hang out. Sammy and Alex walk the Kara Fort durg the filmg of "I Am Samuel, " a documentary about a gay Kenyan man's stggle to be accepted by his fay and untry, Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2018.
A lonial-era prohibn on homosexualy mak “rnal knowledge agast the orr of nature” punishable by up to 14 years “I Am Samuel, ” banned Kenya for promotg homosexualy, isn’t about that. In 2019, the untry’s high urt upheld a lonial-era legal prohibn on homosexualy, which mak “rnal knowledge agast the orr of nature” punishable by up to 14 years “I Am Samuel” isn’t about that.
But Kenya self, has been banned for promotg homosexualy. Kenya’s film board banned the film, sayg vlat laws crimalizg homosexualy. In a untry where many nsir homosexualy to be “un-Ain, ” the High Court cisn will mark a watershed moment a twenty-year stggle.