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- KENYAN GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST IS KILLED
- KILLG OF LGBTQ+ ACTIVIST PROMPTS OUTCRY OVER ANTI-GAY ATTACKS KENYA
- 'PEOPLE ARE GOG TO BE KILLED': THE GAY KENYANS RISKG EVERYTHG TO BE EE
KENYAN GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST IS KILLED
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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.
KILLG OF LGBTQ+ ACTIVIST PROMPTS OUTCRY OVER ANTI-GAY ATTACKS KENYA
The pennt Kenya Human Rights Commissn lled his killg “reprehensible” and “eply unjt” and said was worried about the latg vlence targetg gay Kenyans. “This is a ighteng crime but ’s beg mon Kenya — evince of a growg epimic of vlence the untry, ” the anizatn said a is not illegal to intify as a homosexual Kenya, a lonial-era law crimaliz nsensual gay sex as “agast the orr of nature, ” wh those ught facg up to 14 years prison.
Arrts and prosecutn unr the laws are rare, but activists say they enable homophobia, and expose members of L. Chiloba was a fashn signer and mol who often spoke up about gay rights, and how clivy and diversy were at the heart of his brand. Kenya is largely a nservative society and the print has past said that gay rights are a non-issue the east Ain an Instagram post, Kenyan LGBTQ rights anizatn The Commissn mourned Chiloba, who was a fashn signer and mol, as "a loved and valued member of his muny who ed the platforms available to him to fight for what was right!
Rearch suggts acceptance of homosexualy is gradually creasg Kenya, but remas a taboo subject for many.
'PEOPLE ARE GOG TO BE KILLED': THE GAY KENYANS RISKG EVERYTHG TO BE EE
The untry’s film board has banned two films for their portrayals of gay liv recent years. Edw Chiloba was a fighter, fightg relentlsly to change the hearts and mds of society when me to LGBTQ+ liv, ” GALCK, a Kenyan gay rights group, said on Twter. Unr a Brish lonial-era law, gay sex Kenya is punishable by 14 years prison.
Rights activists spect the killg was one a seri of hate crim Kenya, where homosexualy is illegal. Kebo add that, “We’ve also seen creased homophobia, pecially onle. Unr a Brish lonial-era law, homosexualy is illegal Kenya.
However, members of the LGBTQ muny are adamant that was a homophobic hate crime that was Natnal Gay and Lbian Human Rights Commissn of Kenya (NGLHRC) said on Twter that Sheila’s ath was not a first of s kd.