MEMBERSHIP
Gay Kenya is a Human Rights Advocacy group for LGBTI Kenyans. Founded in 2004, the vision of Gay Kenya is to create an environment in which LGBTI persons in Kenya will not be unfairly discriminated on any grounds and especially not on the basis of their sexual orientation.
In furtherance of these objectives, Gay Kenya undertakes the following 10 activities.
- Website:- its operational but needs to be upgraded. This will be a continous process and content updated constantly, possibly on weekly basis.
- Activisim and human rights advocacy for the LGBTI persons in Kenya.
- Research & Publications, for evidence-based advocacy.
- Documentation - in the form of movies/videos and documentaries - e.g., how does the society see homosexuality. The objective being to educate the society.
- Drama and theatre activities - Stage plays for education and advocacy.
- Focus on LGBTI “Ageing Needs.”
- Social Responsibility - engaging in activities that the gay community in Kenya reaches out communities in need.
- Carrying out LGBTI sensitivity trainings to various audiences.
- Economic empowerment for members - Focus on building income and resources to empower LGBTI persons in Kenya.
- Gay tourism as an income generating project by use of the website. This would call for building of partnerships with gay friendly travel agents and tourism practitioners on mutually beneficial arrangements.
Membership
Gay Kenya would be delighted to have as many members as possible. In deed we have two possibilities for joining this group. These include:
Online Membership - This membership is for people interested in using our website facilites e.g., News, Blogging, dating and the Forum. These are very important members because besides using the information online, they are also creators of content on our website for consumption by other Internet based users. We treasure these members very much.
Physical Members - Besides Online Membership, some people take that additional and critical step of being offering their advocacy services in Person. This is undoubtedly very courageous, and while we understand why some will never be able to take this step, we encourage all who can join us in person and participate in our activities to do so.
Write to our Volunteers on [email protected] or Call +254-020-2426060 for more information on membership.
Comments (34 posted):
am a web designer, blogger and have my own websites. am gay, not openly but would like to meet you guys and become partof gaykenya as a physical member
thanks
I understand that you are Kenyans but you have 2 things going against you here:-
- Tradition - being gay can get you killed.
- Religion - all major religions in Kenya shun it as an awful sin.
My advice:-
Stay in the closet or become straight. Anything else may get you hurt, arrested, or killed...literally!
For the record, I am straight, Christian, and loathe homosexuality - but recognise that you're human beings.
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