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LGBT rights in Kenya. Up to 21 years imprisonment with fines. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Kenya face significant challenges not experienced by non- LGBT residents. [4][5] Sodomy is a felony per Section 162 of the Kenyan Penal Code, punishable by 21 years' imprisonment, and any sexual practices (termed "gross ...
Under President Mwai Kibaki, in the midst of a rise of hostile anti-LGBT rhetoric, a number of pro-LGBT organizations were established, with the largest group being the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya in 2006. On 26 June 2012, the United States embassy in Nairobi held what was believed to be the first ever LGBT pride event in Kenya. A public ...
Kenya Youth Development and Education Support Association (KYdesa) - is a non-profit community-based organization founded in April 2009 and registered in 2012 as a Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual community-based organization. The organisation was established as a result of the MSM Posttest club during a community outreach engagement supported by LVCT ...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Africa are generally poor in comparison to the Americas, Western Europe and Oceania. [a] As of June 2024, homosexuality is outlawed in 30 out of the 54 African states recognised by the United Nations or African Union. Human Rights Watch notes that another two countries, Benin and the ...
Following the issuance of the report, the United Nations urged all countries which had not yet done so to enact laws protecting basic LGBT rights. [15] [16] A 2022 study found that LGBT rights (as measured by ILGA-Europe's Rainbow Index) were correlated with less HIV/AIDS incidence among gay and bisexual men independently of risky sexual ...
Denis Nzioka is a Kenyan sexual and gender minority activist-author with a particular focus on LGBTIQ and Sex Workers communities in Kenya and Africa. He has been instrumental in the formation of several organisations focused on queer and sex workers' rights while supporting regional organising around sexual diversity, bodily autonomy, and choice-expression.
LGBT rights in Kenya (1 C, 1 P) M. LGBT rights in Morocco (2 C, 1 P) N. LGBTQ rights in Nigeria (1 C, 7 P) R. LGBT rights in the Republic of the Congo (1 ...
Weeks after Uganda enacted one of the most draconian anti-LGBT laws on Earth, Kenya could be poised to follow suit with a similarly formulated bill that punishes gay sex with prison or even death ...