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Nairobi Gays

A look at the gay community in Nairobi
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The Queer Community in Nairobi

‘Being queer in Nairobi means you have to man-up - or be a woman and a half - to admit, embrace, and live your life with no regrets,’ ...
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Phenomenal Woman

A poem by a lesbian...
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Coming out: One Kenyan Lesbian's Story

Coming out is a process, albeit painful, unusual and demanding yet fulfilling and ultimately good...
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One Family's Story

A family deals with son who is gay....
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The Politics of Penises: Myths about Transgender People

The struggle against gender oppression in Kenya endures. Following the recent unlawful arrest and assault of a transgender woman in the country, Audrey Mbugua voices the subordination of those who do not comply with the restrictive gender-based identities adopted by society at large. Mbugua unlaces these societal constructs that tie their subjects to an existence of marginalisation and abuse. Mbugua suggests ignorance and bureaucratised discrimination amongst Kenyan society is to blame....
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Kenyan Media and the LGBTI Community

Media portrayal of Kenyan LGBTI is wrong, misguided and stereotypical...
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Principles in Life

The self needs purification...
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