Ms Wanjiru Muiruri on the Kenyan Sex Crimes Bill
Who is funding "progressive" human rights activists to rewrite Kenyan law, on the sly, with the intention of hoodwinking Kenyans into endorsing values they have not considered, and in most cases, do not support?
FREE EWANE! – GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS CAMEROON – 03 July 2009: A gay rights group in Cameroon is calling on the justice department to immediately drop charges against and release Yves Noe Ewane, arrested in May this year, allegedly for being gay. Ewane was charged under sections 74 for criminal intention, 346 for gross indecency and 347 for homosexual conduct under the Cameroonian Penal Code [more]
GOVERNMENT WILL NOT YIELD TO HOMOSEXUAL PRESSURE – BUTURO UGANDA – 02 July 2009: The government has issued a stern warning to homosexuals and their sympathisers, saying it will not accept practice of unnatural sex even if it means losing out on the much needed donor support. The Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Dr Nsaba Buturo, [more]
CONGRESS OF FAMILIES DECRIES WORLD SUPPORT FOR GAY RIGHTS NIGERIA – 02 June 2009: Homosexuality has been cast as a Western moral decay that should not be adopted, at the recent World Congress of Families (WCF)’s “Dialogue of Civilizations” held in Abuja on 5-7 June 2009. Themed “Plan of action on family in Africa” the dialogue [more]
GOVERNMENT TARGETS MSM ON HIV PREVENTION KENYA – 02 July 2009: The Kenyan government has emphasized the need for increased awareness on the use of condoms among commercial sex workers and homosexuals, groups it says are most affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Head of the National Aids [more]
THE PLIGHT OF HOMOSEXUALS IN KENYA KENYA - 30 June 2009: As much as Nairobi is described as one of the more cosmopolitan cities in Africa where a lot of homosexuals find solace, homophobia is widespread. For example, a Kenyan blogger Pater Nostra has a friend whose pictures were posted and debated on Wananchi Forums [more]
SURVEY: OVERALL, GAYS ARE NOT GODLESS RELIGION – 30 June 2009: A significant majority of gays and lesbians, six in 10, say faith is important in their lives, but heterosexuals generally state such commitments more often, according to a new survey by a Christian research firm.
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CELLULAR PHONES KEY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV AND AIDS TANZANIA – 29 June 2009: Tanzanian Ministry of Health and The National Institute for Medical Research have granted Dr. Joyce Nyoni, a sociology lecturer at the University of Dar es Salaam, a research and ethical clearance to embark on a project intended to inform men who have sex with men [more]
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN CLAIMS ANOTHER LESBIAN’S LIFE SOUTH AFRICA – 29 June 2009: The gay community is lamenting the death of Girly “S’gelane” Nkosi, a Kwa-Thema lesbian who was stabbed by two unknown men on Friday 19 June 2009. According to a close friend Nkosi [more]
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FAREWELL TO THE "KING OF POP"
The gay community mourns the sudden death of Michael Jackson at the age of 50. He passed away on Thursday, 25 June 2009, after being rushed to the UCLA Medical Centre in Los Angeles in full cardiac arrest. Jackson’s music is said to have entertained many in the gay night life particularly in the United States. Suspected of having been gay himself, Jackson will be remembered by many for his dancing and singing talent. He was a role model to many in the music industry in South Africa and in the world.
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Ms Wanjiru Muiruri on the Kenyan Sex Crimes Bill
