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4 Sep

World Sexual Health Day

There is a need to recognize the importance of consent and mutual respect when it comes to sexual encounters with complete and accurate information so one can make informed choices […]

29 May

Enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act in Uganda

Together with the undersigned LGBTIQ+ organisations on this statement, we strongly condemn the recent assent of the Anti-Homosexuality Act in Uganda by President Yoweri Museveni. This legislation not only violates […]

17 May

Together Always; United in Diversity-IDAHOBIT 2023

17th May 2023 – Today, on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, Interphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT), We celebrate the diversity within our families and communities. The theme, “Together always: united in […]

27 Mar

STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ+ PERSONS IN UGANDA

We stand in solidarity with the LGBTIQ+ community in Uganda, facing harsh penalties for simply living their lives & expressing their identities.Criminalization of LGBTQ+ people is a gross human rights […]

27 Feb

LGBTQ+ FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION IN KENYA

A 10-year legal battle of an attempt to have The National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission(NGLHRC) registered with the Non-Governmental Organisation(NGO) Coordination Board ended with triumph on 24th February […]

10 Jan

JOINT STATEMENT ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE MURDER OF EDWIN KIPROTICH CHILOBA

26 Sep

#QUEERINGTHEBALLOT: LEADERSHIP AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN KENYA

SIASA NA GUMZO TUKINYWA CHAI NA MAHAMRI The role and importance of governance wherever human populations exist cannot be overstated. It is not easy to dispute that problems associated with […]

11 Aug

Queering The Ballot Election Situation Room(QEBSR) 2022

Sexual and Gender Minorities have always been at the front-line of protests  and marches demanding for better living conditions and dignity but they feel  there are barriers to them participating […]

4 Jul

Queering The Ballot

Despite the promise by the Constitution of Kenya 2010 on the Right to Life, the Right to Human Dignity, the Right to Privacy, Freedom of Expression, and Freedom from Discrimination, […]

17 May

Our Bodies,Our Lives, Our Rights!-IDAHOBIT 2022

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Gender non-conforming (LGBTIQ+) community  in Kenya continues to face stigma, and human rights violations, including torture, inhuman and degrading treatment and murder. As […]