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Contents:
- WHAT IS EVERYDAY GAY AND LBIAN LIFE LIKE KENYA?
- GAY DATG NAIROBI AREA
- LGBT RIGHTS AI: WILL KENYA BE THE LATT TO PASS ANTI-GAY LAW?
- IS KENYA ABOUT TO FOLLOW UGANDA WH STRICT ANTI-GAY LEGISLATN?
WHAT IS EVERYDAY GAY AND LBIAN LIFE LIKE KENYA?
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? * kenya gay club *
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.
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"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.
"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.
LGBT RIGHTS AI: WILL KENYA BE THE LATT TO PASS ANTI-GAY LAW?
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" 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.
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.
IS KENYA ABOUT TO FOLLOW UGANDA WH STRICT ANTI-GAY LEGISLATN?
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.
Y is still illegal to be openly gay Kenya, but is creasgly tolerated. Please you needn’t worry bee gay people equently vis Kenya whout any problem.
I have never heard of any harassment of gay people all the years that I have been livg here. Couple of my gay male iends vised Kenya wh no problems whatsoever. It's the same for straight and gay folk.