Last year, an appeals court ruled unlawful the use of forced anal exams to test whether two men had gay sex. In 2015, High Court judges ordered a government agency to register a human rights group representing the country’s gay people, saying Kenya’s constitution recognizes and protects the rights of minorities.
The court was to deliver its ruling on whether to decriminalize same sex relations in February, but then postponed it until May. The case stems from a petition filed by gay activists in 2016. “Kenyans are a tolerant and curious lot,” Gitari said. Despite its laws, the country is a haven for LGBT refugees in East and Central Africa with a vibrant social movement and growing government interest in the health of gay people, he said.However, negative stereotypes persist including the wrong beliefs that LGBT persons are all sex workers and all gay men have HIV, Gitari said.
Exiled activist Baro said even if Kenya’s High Court decriminalizes same-sex relations he still would not feel safe to return home, as things don’t change overnight. The memories are still fresh: being punished as a child for “acting like a girl,” being kicked out of his home in his teens, facing physical attacks and the threat of arrest after launching a gay music video.
Criminal acts? Since when to love someone is a criminal act
Ciminal acts? But let's see!
If Kenya decides that “gay relations” is illegal, will they be enforcing the applicable laws across all mammalian species or just sapiens?
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