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:
- A BOOK ON AND BY GAYS KENYA
- BEG GAY KENYA
- KENYA'S GAY MUNY OUT, ONE STORY AT A TIME
- WHAT IS EVERYDAY GAY AND LBIAN LIFE LIKE KENYA?
- GLOBALGAYZ: THE BOOK
- KENYAN 'GAY' STUNTS SENT HOME FROM SCHOOL FOR ALLEGED HOMOSEXUALY
- ‘THE SKY DON’T LLAPSE.’ A FILMMAKER EXPLOR GAY LIFE KENYA.
- KENYAN GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST IS KILLED
- IN AI, BEG GAY MAK YOU A TARGET FOR EXTORTN
A BOOK ON AND BY GAYS KENYA
I hope that soon when I enunter media verage of LGBTQ issu, will regnise and acknowledge that there isn’t one sgle narrative to our ‘gayism’, which actually isn’t even a proper word. * kenyan gay stories *
" Of urse, his own circumstanc are different om Samuel's, a closeted gay man livg Nairobi wh his partner, knowg that the revelatn of his sexual orientatn, will tear his fay apart. He adds, "It is very rare for a poor, unted gay man to be given a platform to tell his story om his pot of view, particularly Kenya where such love is not accepted by society. Money and privilege n buy some privacy and secury if you are gay, but Samuel has none of that.
We are ed to people beg eher one thg or the other, but here we have a man who is nservative, tradnal, relig and gay. He is not the image people have when they thk of a gay man, and I thk this is an important part to pture.
BEG GAY KENYA
Kenya is an homophobic untry, where you n be nmned to ath penalty jt bee you are Gay. Here I'm tellg you the story of a gay man Kenya * kenyan gay stories *
In the ntext where homosexualy is crimalized most Ain untri, where public sentiment agast the muny is generally very hostile and where vlence agast members of the muny if they are disvered is que mon, most people n never e out the form that people do the Wt. They are agast homosexualy based on moraly, the Church, and Sectn 162 of the Kenyan Penal Co, which stat that “sodomy is a felony. Ezekiel Mutua, CEO of the Kenya Film Classifitn Board, has been brand “moral police” on Twter due to his obssn wh monizg homosexualy.
KENYA'S GAY MUNY OUT, ONE STORY AT A TIME
In many parts of Ai, people don't regnize that gay people exist. Former BBC journalist Kev Mwachiro is tryg to change that wh a new book, "Invisible: Stori om Kenya's Queer Communy." * kenyan gay stories *
The poet nam diverse forms of opprsn and do not spare the humany meted out Ai’s wars of ethnic nflict as well as dangero and unproductive behavurs like homophobia and relig fanaticism or the pentestalism that is prently sweepg the Ain ntent. The Penal Co crimaliz homosexual behavr and attempted homosexual behavr between men, which is referred to as “rnal knowledge agast the orr of nature”.
WHAT IS EVERYDAY GAY AND LBIAN LIFE LIKE KENYA?
* kenyan gay stories *
By David Kuria Foundg Director, Gay and Lbian Coaln Kenya (GALCK) Augt 2012 Here is update on the LGBT suatn Kenya for our LGBT muny recent years. Homosexualy Kenya ntu to be a ntroversial issue, but gay rights advot ntue their advocy for equaly and tolerance. The most vigoro anizatn is Gays and Lbians Coaln of Kenya (GALCK) found 2004 which leads the stggle for gay Kenyans everywhere.
Compiled by Richard Ammon Febary 2012 Introductn A gay Ugandan uple fled to Uganda, thoands of kilometers om home wh ltle more than the cloth on their backs. Out Kenya: Enunterg Friends Like Us By J Ramirez-Vall From Gay and Lbian Review May-June 2009 “Are you married? Kenya’s Gay Unrground "Homosexualy is prohibed unr our untry’s laws and is morally unacceptable our society, " immigratn spokman Frank Kwga explaed.
And now a book is published wh stori, letters and poetry by and about gay people the untry. Homosexualy is not illegal Kenya, but there is a prison sentence of up to 14 years for sex between two men or two women. He hop to bat wh his book ignorance about homosexualy, and pecially show gay people that they are not alone.
GLOBALGAYZ: THE BOOK
But after all the stori I’ve heard over the past two years, I realize how smooth actually was for me”, says the 40 -year-old gay activist and journalist. Acrdg to the thor the ia for the book me three years ago when the first gay film ftival was anized Kenya.
KENYAN 'GAY' STUNTS SENT HOME FROM SCHOOL FOR ALLEGED HOMOSEXUALY
Mwachiro, volved the event anizatn, realized that there was not only a mand for ftivals, but apparently also a great tert life experienc of the gay muny Kenya. “It was easy to fd stori of gays Nairobi but the more nservative ral areas proved to be a lot harr.
But now I know that there are gay people livg all rners of the untry”, he says one of the trendy ffee bars the Kenyan pal. In his former and new office, the BBC and the Dutch velopment anizatn Hivos rpectively, he do not need to hi that he is gay. Now that his face has been on TV and newspaper and is associated wh a book about gays, he feels somewhat uncerta.
‘THE SKY DON’T LLAPSE.’ A FILMMAKER EXPLOR GAY LIFE KENYA.
In Cameroon, where gay men regularly disappear to the prison, a jailed man died after beg nvicted of homosexualy. In Uganda a stricter versn of the already existg anti-gay law was approved by Print Yoweri Meveni.
KENYAN GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST IS KILLED
Conversely Kev Mwachiro tri to see the anti-gay attus many Ain untri om a posive si. The growg Wtern support for gay is important, but ultimately we need to step up the fight ourselv. We mt follow the example of the bative Ugandan gays and stand up for our rights.
Elvis om KenyaKenya Gay story timeBeg gay at School KenyaA Gay love story KenyaElvis om KenyaA Sad story a village The Flight of gay refugeLGBTQ refuge a mpElvis om Kenya. The headteacher told my parent I’m gay, and I was reported, punished, and spend om school. This picture reprents some of the transgenrs one of which is whe lost her life to a homophobic attack recently.
IN AI, BEG GAY MAK YOU A TARGET FOR EXTORTN
I managed to flee wh my pattern Josh by then to the cy where he had his uncle for a change of life but promised to each other to always keep a low profile sce the anti-gay bill was signed by the parliament.
One day, when neighbors at the rental regnized that we were partners and homosexual, they alarmed the village chairperson who terrogated lmly and asked to leave the rince only to Save our liv. We managed to flee to jja town eastern Uganda where I had a gay iend leadg to the loss of my humble payg job ready to start a h htle.