About Ishtar.
Ishtar first came in the fore front in 1997 where they staged the play Cleopatra at the National theatre. This was an entry point into the lives of Men who have sex with Men (MSM) in Nairobi and developed an atmosphere of trust and openness where great discussion and reflection took place; a topic Brother Daino discussed in particular is “How can the church respond to pastoral needs of Homosexual community in Nairobi.
Ishtar was later registered as a self help group in 2002 as a Harambee self help group dealing with HIV/AIDS and IDUs. Whereas Ishtar’s initial membership was Male Commercial sex workers, the organization has since developed to be deal with MSM holistically where all MSM and Transgender women (MTF) are included.
