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By Gerald Hayo Gerald Hayo, Human Rights Defender Today, the Anti-LGBTQ Movement in Mombasa is holding a protest against the Supreme Court’s decision reaffirming the LGBTQ community’s right to associate. Populist politicians and religious leaders will use the occasion to foment hate and encourage acts of violence against sexual and gender minorities. The Kenyan press […]

In the complex landscape of Kenya’s human rights struggles, the historical implications of colonization echo through the present, particularly regarding the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and gender-diverse (LGBTQ+) individuals. Inherited from its colonial past, our legal system bears the burden of archaic laws criminalizing same-sex sexual activity. Despite the Constitution of Kenya (2010)

Human rights are universal and not restricted by geography. Although Africa, a huge and diverse continent, recognizes this in its Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the LGBTIQ+ community still confronts considerable obstacles as a result of social stigma, discrimination, and legislative prohibitions. In Africa, 32 countries criminalize same-sex conduct; this is about 60% of

By: Mark Ninga, Social Media Intern, GALCK What is it like falling in love in the closet? It starts out as that one night you’re out with your friends, a few drinks, and then you happen to meet this friend you haven’t seen in a long while. You walk home together, and before you know

By David Kwoba, GALCK’s Communications Intern Due to the increasing enforcement of strict anti-LGBTQ laws in East African countries, there has been a surge in the number of queer refugees seeking asylum in Kenya. More than 750 LGBTQ refugees in Kenya are forced to live in the shadows, undergoing inhumane treatment, and pushed to the

September is Bisexual Visibility Month, a month set aside internationally to celebrate and raise awareness for the Bisexual community in the LGBTQ+ movement. I have had the pleasure of talking to a number of individuals who identify as Bisexual, and this has shed light on many issues that they face as a community. As you

Possibly, shortly before this article appears, a case will have been argued in the High Court about whether provisions in the Penal Code penalizing homosexual activity are against the Constitution. Particularly when the topic arouses as much emotion as this one, you are more likely to read or hear denunciations and rhetoric than any coherent

LGBT rights in Kenya are limited in comparison to other jurisdictions in the world. Under sections 162, 163 a) & c), and 165 of the Penal Code, any sexual practices between males (termed “gross indecency”) are a felony and are punishable by 5 to 14 years imprisonment. In Kenya, the state doesn’t recognize any relationships

I am a lesbian, gender non-conforming feminist, and human rights activist living in Nairobi, Kenya. I was born on the stairs of Pumwani Maternity Hospital; my mum insists on that story. This is because the nurses refused to give her a bed in time. I’m inclined to believe her considering the state of public healthcare

I was in Form Three in a boys-only boarding school when I started receiving anonymous love notes placed in my locker. The person would tell me how much he loved me and how he was so attracted to me. I was not very social then and I did not have many friends, so it was