The report titled “Shame Is Not A Cure” documents the existence and extent of so-called conversion “therapy” among LGBTIAQ+ people in Kenya.
Please find it here👇🏽
https://t.co/zgQTogJQY3
I am already criminalised, my existence as a Gay Ugandan is criminal. So, there is nothing you can intimadate me with anymore. Before you imprison me for life or even kill me, the fight for my rights as a gay Ugandan is the language I speak.
#SayNoToAHA23#StandUp4HumanRights
What the world does to you, if the world does it to you long enough and effectively enough, you begin to do it to yourself ~ Jame
Baldwin.
The effects of Queerphobia are many, and violence is one of them.
@gender_ke@NPSC_KE@CCGD_KE@CREAWKenya@covaw@ICJKenya@Zamara_fdn
Structural and institutionalized homophobia and transphobia are the reason LGBTQ+ Kenyans are afraid to report violence meted upon them. Perpetrators are not held accountable and this continues the cycle.
#BreakTheCycleOfViolence#ProtectQueerKenyans
We need to Acknowledge that homophobic laws, communities and leaders actually endorse & perpetuate this violence! These two things are very much connected. So next time you say something homophobic, excuse a leader for dismissing LGBTQ+ rights
#BreakTheCycleOfViolence
The #HIV response is faltering in Kenya. For Key Populations, the off-track response is a crisis.
Read our newest blog from @BrianPearls about where things stand and what @PEPFAR must do during Kenya's planning process for its 2023 work plan. https://t.co/vrUMGo0AgE
We want to congratulate @kevmwachiro for bagging an award at this year's #upindeawards2021 hosted by @NGLHRC. The Award (Healing through Creativity) is presented to a person, organization, or platform that uses creativity as a site of activism. #afroqueer 🇰🇪🏳️🌈