LGBTQI+ NEWS FROM KENYA
Our news coverage features stories from Kenya and the rest of Africa on the growing LGBTIQ+ rights movement. Check in regularly for updates and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more.
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Edwin Chiloba: LGBTQ activist found dead in Kenya, Jan 6 2023
- Release: Joint Statement On The Investigation Into The Murder Of Edwin ‘Chiloba’ Kiprotich Kiptoo, Jan 10 2023
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Kenyan killing exposes prejudices faced by LGBT+ Africans, Jan 20 2023
- Victory for Kenya’s LGBTIQ+ community as the Supreme Court affirms the right of the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission to register as an NGO, Feb 24 2023
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Kenya wrong to ban LGBT rights groups from registering – Supreme Court, Feb 24 2023
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LGBTQI+ repression in East Africa: ‘They say that Westerners are turning us gay’, May 17 2023
- Release: CS Magoha Should Stop Targeting LGBTIQ+ Learners ,Feb 15 2022
- Kenyans seek #JusticeForSheila after murder of lesbian, April 22 2022
- Release: Joint Statement on the Brutal Murder of Sheila Lumumba, April 26 2022
- Homophobia: Africa’s moral blind spot, May 6 2022
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A&O and Travers Smith launch LGBTQI Legal Aid Fund, June 24 2022
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Sheila Lumumba: Hopes for justice as man charged with lesbian’s murder, July 20 2022
- We expect to be respected for what we believe in, Ruto on LGBTQ rights, Sep 8 2022
- The Gay Conundrum, Oct 16 2022
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LGBTQ+ people in Kenya urgently need mental health support, March 23 2021
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Gay man burned in Kenya refugee camp dies, April 14 2021
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It Is Time for the Agro-Queer Conversation, May 1 2021
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Western aid donors ‘indirectly funding gay conversion therapy in Africa’, Jul 1 2021
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East Africa’s ‘lucrative’ conversion therapy industry, Jul 7 2021
- ‘I was afraid I was going to die’: Kenyan survivor of ‘conversion therapy, Jul 12 2021
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Gay rugby player wins five-year battle against deportation to Kenya, Jul 19 2021
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Kenya Censors Another Gay-Themed Film, Sep 27 2021
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Gay rights will destroy family values, Supreme Court told, Nov 24 2021
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Gay refugees in Kenya report repeated attacks from locals, Jan 10 2020
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Book review: Kenyan Christian Queer is a powerful departure from despair, March 15 2020
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Kenyan court refuses to lift ban on acclaimed lesbian romance film, April 29 2020
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How Pipeline gang uses gay dating site to lure and rob men, Oct 16 2020
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Kenya’s LGBTQ Community Faces Increased Abuse During Pandemic, Nov 24 2020
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Kenya: Court upholds Archaic Anti-Homosexuality Laws, May 24th 2019.
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Kenya gay sex ban upheld by High Court in Nairobi in disappointment for Africa’s LGBTQ rights activists, May 24th 2019.
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Kenya’s high court unanimously upholds ban on gay sex, May 24th 2019.
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Kenyan Court upholds law making gay sex illegal, May 24th, 2019.
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Press Release: Court of Appeal upholds the registration of NGLHRC, March 22nd, 2019.
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The Gay-Rights Activists Hoping for a Legal Victory in Kenya, March 3rd, 2019
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Kenya court delays decision on anti-gay sex law, February 22nd, 2019.
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Kenya court Postpones ruling on anti-gay laws, says judges busy, February 22nd, 2019.
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Kenyan gays to wait longer for ‘busy judges’ to make landmark ruling – VIDEO, February 22nd, 2019.
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Kenya’s High Court to rule on Gays case today, February 22nd, 2019.
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Kenya LGBT: Decriminalisation of gay sex could ‘hail a new dawn’ at home and across Africa, February 21st, 2019.
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Kenya court set to rule on whether to scrap anti-gay laws, February 21st 2019.
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God and Justice: Kenyan Gay church prays for historic ruling, February 21st 2019.
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HISTORY IN THE MAKING: Kenya’s LGBT Movement seeks to Have Criminalization of Clauses Repealed, January 23rd, 2019.
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Kenya could make history by legalising homosexuality, January 18, 2018.
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Solidaarisuuskeräys homouden laillistamiseksi Keniassa, January 10th 2019.
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Condoms, abortions, LGBT Rights: Controversial cases filed to court this year, January 2nd, 2019
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What will be the biggest stories of 2019? | Part One | The Economist, December 27th, 2018.
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Press Release: Kenyan High Court Sets Ruling Date for Case Seeking to Decriminalize Same Sex Relations, October 25th 2018
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The challenges of being gay, queer and misunderstood, October 8 2018
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Homosexuality has always existed in Africa, what is western is homophobia, October 5 2018
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Anti-homo paragraph to be abolished, September 28, 2018.
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Kenya’s judges are considering abolishing homophobic criminal paragraphs, September 28, 2018.
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In legal battle over gay sex, Kenyan Court to consider Indian ruling, September 27, 2018.
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LGBT Kenyans Support Legal Case Against ‘’Rafiki’’ Film Ban, September 15, 2018
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LGBT Kenyans hope for court win after India scarps “gay sex’ ban, September 12, 2018
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Press Release: Kenyan Rights Groups Look to Indian Supreme Court Ruling with Hope, September 06, 2018
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Episode 61: #Repeal162, August 16 2018.
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Season One: Episode 03 Privacy, August 08, 2018
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Press Statement: Mandela at 100: Kenyan rights group honored as one of 100 Sparks of Hope, July 19th, 2018
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Newsletter: NGLHRC Wins the First Ever Paris Prize for LGBT Rights, May 2018
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Gay rights ruling in Kenya could reverberate through Africa, April 17th 2018
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Kenya’s high court rules out forced anal testing, March 28th 2018
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Court rules forced anal testing illegal, violates rights to privacy, March 24th 2018
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Landmark ruling as court outlaws anal tests, March 23rd 2018
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Appeals court rules forced anal testing illegal, March 23rd 2018
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Court finds Forced Anal Testings Unconstitutional, March 22, 2018
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Rare win for gay rights as Kenya court rules forced anal tests illegal, March 22nd 2018
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Press Statement: Kenya Appeal Court Moves to End Forced Examinations of Men Suspected of Being Gay, March 22nd, 2018
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Gay rights matter, we’re all equal, March 5 2018
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Court compels Ministry of Health to issue a response to a petition seeking to repeal section 162 of the penal code, February 26th 2018
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Understanding the Gay Rights case and Penal Code penalties, February 24th 2018
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Press Statement: NGLHRC Seeks to Strike Down Discriminatory Laws, February 20th, 2018
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Report on The State of Trans Organizing by AJWS, October 31st 2017.
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Press Statement: Kenya Medical Association statement against forced anal examinations, September 23rd 2017.
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Press Statement: NGLHRC Condemns Gross Violations Against LGBTIQ Persons in Tanzania, April 26 2017
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What African Sex Workers Want, Feb 7 2017
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9 Tips for Coming Out to Your African Family, Feb 1 2017
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Petition to end Forced Anal and HIV Testing in Kenya, Jan 2017
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Uganda’s Equal Opportunities Commission Act declared Unconstitutional, Nov 11 2016
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Watch Deputy Chief Justice nominee’s comments on LGBTI rights, Oct 25 2016
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‘Queer Questions’ Podcast Takes on Stigma, Stereotypes in Kenya, Sep 28 2016
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A Court in Kenya Will Decide If Anal Exams to Determine Sexuality Are Unconstitutional, May 4 2016
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Kenya Leads In LGBT Equality In The Region, April 1 2016
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Executive Director, Eric Gitari, on Pope Francis Visit to Kenya, Nov 26 2015
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Press Release: State sued for forced HIV testing and Anal Examination to Prove Sexual Orientation, Nov 11 2015
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Kenyan LGBT advocates meet with Obama, July 26 2015
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Court orders Kenya to register LGBTI activist group, April 27 2015