{"id":3380,"date":"2022-03-09T08:10:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T08:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nglhrc.com\/\/?page_id=3380"},"modified":"2023-08-30T09:56:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T09:56:09","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nglhrc.com\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;2%&#8221; constrain_group_1=&#8221;yes&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;2%&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;4857&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;entrance&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;LGBTQI+ NEWS FROM KENYA&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Our news coverage features stories from Kenya and the rest of Africa on the growing LGBTIQ+ rights movement. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-64184372\">Edwin Chiloba: LGBTQ activist found dead in Kenya,<\/a> Jan 6 2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Release: <a href=\"https:\/\/nglhrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/JOINT-STATEMENT-ON-THE-INVESTIGATION-INTO-THE-MURDER-OF-EDWIN-%E2%80%98CHILOBA-KIPROTICH-KIPTOO.pdf\">Joint Statement On The Investigation Into The Murder Of Edwin \u2018Chiloba\u2019 Kiprotich Kiptoo<\/a>, Jan 10 2023<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-1kwg2vo\">\n<p class=\"o-topper__headline o-topper__headline--large\"><span class=\"article-classifier__gap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/29a6db93-acde-4c4a-9c11-20fe852b7c9b\">Kenyan killing exposes prejudices faced by LGBT+ Africans<\/a>, Jan 20 2023<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nglhrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PETITION-NO.-16-OF-2019-NGOs-CO-ORDINATION-BOARD-vs-ERIC-GITARI-5-OTHERS-1.pdf\">Victory for Kenya&#8217;s LGBTIQ+ community as the Supreme Court affirms the right of the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission to register as an NGO<\/a>, Feb 24 2023<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"main-heading\" class=\"ssrcss-15xko80-StyledHeading e10rt3ze0\" tabindex=\"-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-64491276\">Kenya wrong to ban LGBT rights groups from registering &#8211; Supreme Court<\/a>, Feb 24 2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"a_t\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.elpais.com\/international\/2023-05-17\/lgbtqi-repression-in-east-africa-they-say-that-westerners-are-turning-us-gay.html\">LGBTQI+ repression in East Africa: \u2018They say that Westerners are turning us gay<\/a>\u2019, May 17 2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>[\/tab][tab icon_family=&#8221;none&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;58e7ba1e-41ac-4&#8243; title=&#8221;Year 2022&#8243; id=&#8221;c8f09d8c-3d9c-7&#8243;]<div class=\"nectar-fancy-ul\" data-list-icon=\"none\" data-animation=\"false\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-color=\"accent-color\" data-spacing=\"default\" data-alignment=\"left\"> \n<ul>\n<li class=\"dcr-1kwg2vo\">Release: <a href=\"https:\/\/nglhrc.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NGLHRCPressReleaseWebVersion.pdf\">CS Magoha Should Stop Targeting LGBTIQ+ Learners<\/a> ,Feb 15 2022<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-title article-title-primary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-star.co.ke\/news\/2022-04-22-kenyans-seek-justiceforsheila-after-murder-of-lesbian\/\">Kenyans seek #JusticeForSheila after murder of lesbian<\/a>, April 22 2022<\/li>\n<li>Release: <a href=\"https:\/\/nglhrc.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Statement-on-Sheilla-Murder.pdf\">Joint Statement on the Brutal Murder of Sheila Lumumba<\/a>, April 26 2022<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/opinions\/2022\/5\/6\/homophobia-africas-moral-blind-spot\">Homophobia: Africa\u2019s moral blind spot<\/a>, May 6 2022<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"c-heading c-single-post__heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalcheek.com\/2022\/06\/ao-and-travers-smith-launch-lgbtqi-legal-aid-fund\/\">A&amp;O and Travers Smith launch LGBTQI Legal Aid Fund<\/a>, June 24 2022<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"article-page__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendemocracy.net\/en\/5050\/sheila-lumumba-lesbian-murder-rape-kenyan-police\/\">Sheila Lumumba: Hopes for justice as man charged with lesbian\u2019s murder<\/a>, July 20 2022<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/entertainment\/news\/article\/2001455166\/we-expect-to-be-respected-for-what-we-believe-in-ruto-on-lgbtq-rights\">We expect to be respected for what we believe in, Ruto on LGBTQ rights<\/a>, Sep 8 2022<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nglhrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/A9s69txa_1p0fjwb_h8g.tmp-weekly-review-issue-no-7-data.pdf\">The Gay Conundrum<\/a>, Oct 16 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>[\/tab][tab icon_family=&#8221;none&#8221; title=&#8221;Year 2021&#8243; id=&#8221;1646813418-2-21&#8243; 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href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2021\/07\/01\/western-aid-donors-indirectly-funding-gay-conversion-therapy-14855836\/\">Western aid donors \u2018indirectly funding gay conversion therapy in Africa\u2019<\/a>, Jul 1 2021<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"tdb-title-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mg.co.za\/africa\/2021-07-07-east-africas-lucrative-conversion-therapy-industry\/\">East Africa\u2019s \u2018lucrative\u2019 conversion therapy industry,<\/a> Jul 7 2021<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendemocracy.net\/en\/5050\/conversion-therapy-africa-lgbtiq-survivors\/\">\u2018I was afraid I was going to die\u2019: Kenyan survivor of \u2018conversion therapy<\/a>, Jul 12 2021<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"dcr-y70mar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2021\/jul\/19\/gay-rugby-player-wins-battle-deportation-kenya-kenneth-macharia\">Gay rugby player wins five-year battle against deportation to Kenya<\/a>, Jul 19 2021<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"9930\" class=\"news-header__title text-2xl font-medium leading-tight break-words md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl xl:text-6xl \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2021\/09\/27\/kenya-censors-another-gay-themed-film\">Kenya Censors Another Gay-Themed Film<\/a>, Sep 27 2021<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"article-title article-title-primary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-star.co.ke\/news\/2021-11-23-gay-rights-will-destroy-family-values-supreme-court-told\/\">Gay rights will destroy family values, Supreme Court told<\/a>, Nov 24 2021<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>[\/tab][tab icon_family=&#8221;none&#8221; title=&#8221;Year 2020&#8243; id=&#8221;1646813418-2-21&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;a0edd50c-da34-10&#8243;]<div class=\"nectar-fancy-ul\" data-list-icon=\"icon-salient-thin-line\" data-animation=\"false\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-color=\"accent-color\" data-spacing=\"default\" data-alignment=\"left\"> \n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"article-hero-headline__htag lh-none-print black-print\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/gay-refugees-kenya-report-repeated-attacks-locals-n1113456\">Gay refugees in Kenya report repeated attacks from locals<\/a>, Jan 10 2020<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"legacy entry-title instapaper_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/book-review-kenyan-christian-queer-is-a-powerful-departure-from-despair-130901\">Book review: Kenyan Christian Queer is a powerful departure from despair<\/a>, March 15 2020<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"Headline-headline-2FXIq Headline-black-OogpV ArticleHeader-headline-NlAqj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-kenya-lgbt-film-trfn-idUSKBN22B260\">Kenyan court refuses to lift ban on acclaimed lesbian romance film<\/a>, April 29 2020<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"Headline-headline-2FXIq Headline-black-OogpV ArticleHeader-headline-NlAqj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/entertainment\/news\/article\/2001390301\/how-pipeline-gang-uses-gay-dating-site-to-lure-and-rob-men\">How Pipeline gang uses gay dating site to lure and rob men<\/a>, Oct 16 2020<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"title pg-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/africa_kenyas-lgbtq-community-faces-increased-abuse-during-pandemic\/6198757.html\">Kenya&#8217;s LGBTQ Community Faces Increased Abuse During Pandemic<\/a>, Nov 24 2020<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>[\/tab][tab icon_family=&#8221;none&#8221; title=&#8221;Year 2019&#8243; id=&#8221;1646813418-2-21&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;a0edd50c-da34-10&#8243;]<div class=\"nectar-fancy-ul\" data-list-icon=\"icon-salient-thin-line\" data-animation=\"false\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-color=\"accent-color\" data-spacing=\"default\" data-alignment=\"left\"> \n<ul id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_779\" data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_778\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_777\" class=\"\"><a id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_776\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2019\/05\/24\/kenya-court-upholds-archaic-anti-homosexuality-laws-0\">Kenya: Court upholds Archaic Anti-Homosexuality Laws<\/a>, May 24th 2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_794\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_793\" class=\"\"><a id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_792\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2019\/05\/24\/kenya-court-upholds-archaic-anti-homosexuality-laws-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenya gay sex ban upheld by High Court in Nairobi in disappointment for Africa\u2019s LGBTQ rights activists<\/a>, May 24th 2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_806\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_805\" class=\"\"><a id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_804\" href=\"https:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/topNews\/idAFKCN1SU1M7-OZATP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenya\u2019s high court unanimously upholds ban on gay sex<\/a>, May 24th 2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_816\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_815\" class=\"\"><a id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_814\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2019\/05\/24\/health\/kenya-lgbtqi-ruling-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenyan Court upholds law making gay sex illegal<\/a>, May 24th, 2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_826\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_825\" class=\"\"><a id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_824\" href=\"http:\/\/nglhrc.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NGOCoordinationBoardcompelledtoofficiallyregisterNGLHRC.pdf\">Press Release: Court of Appeal upholds the registration of NGLHRC,<\/a> March 22nd, 2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_838\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_837\" class=\"\"><a id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_836\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/news-desk\/the-gay-rights-activists-hoping-for-a-legal-victory-in-kenya\">The Gay-Rights Activists Hoping for a Legal Victory in Kenya,<\/a> March 3rd, 2019<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_848\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_847\" class=\"\"><a id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_846\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/02\/kenya-court-delays-decision-anti-gay-sex-law-190222081216276.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenya court delays decision on anti-gay sex law<\/a>, February 22nd, 2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_858\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_857\" class=\"\"><a id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_856\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theeastafrican.co.ke\/news\/ea\/Kenya-court-postpones-ruling-on-gay-sex\/4552908-4993956-db67e6\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenya court Postpones ruling on anti-gay laws, says judges busy<\/a>, February 22nd, 2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_868\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_867\" class=\"\"><a id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_866\" href=\"https:\/\/nairobinews.nation.co.ke\/life\/kenyan-gays-to-wait-longer-for-busy-judges-to-make-landmark-ruling\">Kenyan gays to wait longer for \u2018busy judges\u2019 to make landmark ruling \u2013 VIDEO,<\/a> February 22nd, 2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_878\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_877\" class=\"\"><a id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_876\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nation.co.ke\/news\/Kenyan-gays-case-Nairobi-High-Court\/1056-4993676-k101xk\/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3kxgHaAILEQim47i8j24gGi_21yXgp3_7nIpRje8F05dCLyDjixzBUtRY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenya\u2019s High Court to rule on Gays case today,<\/a> February 22nd, 2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_888\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_887\" class=\"\"><a id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_886\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2019\/02\/21\/kenya-decriminalisation-gay-sex-africa\/?utm_source=MOBFB&amp;medium=323179+Kenya+LGBT%3A+Decriminalisation+of+gay+sex+could+%E2%80%98hail+a+new+dawn%E2%80%99+at+home+and+across+Africa&amp;utm_campaign=PNMOBFB&amp;fbclid=IwAR1Keuy5Uk_uYjIsiaUZeHsjo24LSsVEUjKuXcYVN2UgPp4PmQCf6DdB4G4\">Kenya LGBT: Decriminalisation of gay sex could \u2018hail a new dawn\u2019 at home and across Africa<\/a>, February 21st, 2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_898\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_897\" class=\"\"><a id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_896\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/africa\/kenya-court-set-to-rule-on-whether-to-scrap-anti-gay-laws\/2019\/02\/21\/d8111b90-35f4-11e9-8375-e3dcf6b68558_story.html?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.4261ced782b2\">Kenya court set to rule on whether to scrap anti-gay laws<\/a>, February 21st 2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_908\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_907\" class=\"\"><a id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_906\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nation.co.ke\/news\/Gay-church-prays-for-historic-Kenya-ruling\/1056-4990976-101oedqz\/index.html\">God and Justice: Kenyan Gay church prays for historic ruling<\/a>, February 21st 2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_918\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_917\" class=\"\"><a id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_916\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchutimes.com\/2019\/01\/history-in-the-making-kenyas-lgbt-movement-seeks-to-have-criminalization-clauses-repealed\/?fbclid=IwAR0J-nINJBwTWYFlFUzmVqQZxX5kGJF5Kwe8Y5kDWof0c-h4g2muhnufKHA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HISTORY IN THE MAKING: Kenya\u2019s LGBT Movement seeks to Have Criminalization of Clauses Repealed<\/a>, January 23rd, 2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_928\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_927\" class=\"\"><a id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652277160128_926\" href=\"http:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20190117173328-eynqv\/?fbclid=IwAR1fuQJW5p-jxRYwE781_txrISfH58vPnpnCXMW0sHhpzfsuQsCwPRlfmXw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenya could make history by legalising homosexuality<\/a>, January 18, 2018.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seta.fi\/2019\/01\/10\/solidaarisuuskerays-homouden-laillistamiseksi-keniassa\/?fbclid=IwAR0V1o_0cNUnCLdCqmjNK1yeUiuvRblg7SXSKgGSl-00pqQgZdLZoahs024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solidaarisuusker\u00e4ys homouden laillistamiseksi Keniassa,<\/a> January 10th 2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-star.co.ke\/news\/2019\/01\/02\/condoms-abortions-lgbt-rights-controversial-cases-filed-in-court-this_c1864071\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Condoms, abortions, LGBT Rights: Controversial cases filed to court this year<\/a>, January 2nd, 2019<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3yTSyARcfjI&amp;feature=youtu.be\">What will be the biggest stories of 2019? | Part One | The Economist<\/a>, December 27th, 2018.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nglhrc.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DecrimCaseRulingDatesetPressRelease-Oct25th2018.pdf\">Press Release: Kenyan High Court Sets Ruling Date for Case Seeking to Decriminalize Same Sex Relations,<\/a> October 25th 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nation.co.ke\/lifestyle\/dn2\/Gays-and-queers-Coming-out\/957860-4795780-12h3cc7z\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The challenges of being gay, queer and misunderstood<\/a>, October 8 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.noticiasdegipuzkoa.eus\/2018\/10\/05\/mundo\/la-homosexualidad-ha-existido-siempre-en-africa-lo-occidental-es-la-homofobia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homosexuality has always existed in Africa, what is western is homophobia<\/a>, October 5 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bild.de\/lgbt\/2018\/lgbt\/kenia-anti-homo-paragraf-soll-abgeschafft-werden-57531870.bild.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anti-homo paragraph to be abolished<\/a>, September 28, 2018.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blu.fm\/aktuell\/ausland\/repeal-162\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenya\u2019s judges are considering abolishing homophobic criminal paragraphs,<\/a> September 28, 2018.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-kenya-lgbt\/in-legal-battle-over-gay-sex-kenyan-court-to-consider-indian-ruling-idUSKCN1M71LU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In legal battle over gay sex, Kenyan Court to consider Indian ruling<\/a>, September 27, 2018.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nglhrc.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LGBTKenyansSupportLegalCaseAgainst\u2018RafikiFilmBan-NGLHRCPressStatement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBT Kenyans Support Legal Case Against \u2018&#8217;Rafiki\u2019&#8217; Film Ban<\/a>, September 15, 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/commoditiesNews\/idAFL3N1VX460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBT Kenyans hope for court win after India scarps \u201cgay sex\u2019 ban<\/a>, September 12, 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nglhrc.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IndianSupremeCourtRuling-NGLHRCPressStatement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Press Release: Kenyan Rights Groups Look to Indian Supreme Court Ruling with Hope<\/a>, September 06, 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.otherwisepodcast.com\/episodes\/episode-64-repeal162\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Episode 61: #Repeal162<\/a>, August 16 2018.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/afroqueerpodcast.com\/2018\/07\/09\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Season One: Episode 03 Privacy<\/a>, August 08, 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nglhrc.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SparkofHopePressReleaseStatement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Press Statement: Mandela at 100: Kenyan rights group honored as one of 100 Sparks of Hope<\/a>, July 19th, 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/3e0859e12aa7\/nglhrc-newsletter-703425?e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsletter: NGLHRC Wins the First Ever Paris Prize for LGBT Rights<\/a>, May 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.law.harvard.edu\/eric-gitari-ll-m-18-litigating-landmark-lgbt-case-kenya-case-given-people-confidence-see-whats-possible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eric Gitari LL.M. &#8217;18 on Litigating a landmark LGBT case in Kenya: It has given people confidence to see what&#8217;s possible,<\/a> May 14 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pri.org\/stories\/2018-04-17\/gay-rights-ruling-kenya-could-reverberate-through-africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gay rights ruling in Kenya could reverberate through Africa<\/a>, April 17th 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivos.org\/news\/kenyas-high-court-rules-out-forced-anal-testing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenya&#8217;s high court rules out forced anal testing<\/a>, March 28th 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-star.co.ke\/news\/2018\/03\/24\/court-rules-forced-anal-testing-illegal-violates-right-to-privacy_c1735102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court rules forced anal testing illegal, violates rights to privacy,<\/a> March 24th 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/article\/2001274255\/landmark-ruling-as-court-outlaws-anal-tests-on-gays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Landmark ruling as court outlaws anal tests<\/a>, March 23rd 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nation.co.ke\/news\/Appeals-court-rules-forced-anal-tests-illegal\/1056-4353800-r7qqs8\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Appeals court rules forced anal testing illegal,<\/a> March 23rd 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2018\/03\/22\/kenya-court-finds-forced-anal-exams-unconstitutional\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court finds Forced Anal Testings Unconstitutional<\/a>, March 22, 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-kenya-lgbt-anal-tests\/rare-win-for-gay-rights-as-kenya-court-rules-forced-anal-tests-illegal-idUSKBN1GY2SI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rare win for gay rights as Kenya court rules forced anal tests illegal<\/a>, March 22nd 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nglhrc.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PressRelease_ForcedExamsRuling.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Press Statement: Kenya Appeal Court Moves to End Forced Examinations of Men Suspected of Being Gay<\/a>, March 22nd, 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-star.co.ke\/news\/2018\/03\/05\/gay-rights-matter-were-all-equal_c1723341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gay rights matter, we&#8217;re all equal<\/a>, March 5 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kelinkenya.org\/court-compels-ministry-health-issue-response-petition-seeking-repeal-section-162-penal-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court compels Ministry of Health to issue a response to a petition seeking to repeal section 162 of the penal code,<\/a> February 26th 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-star.co.ke\/news\/2018\/02\/24\/understanding-the-gay-rights-case-and-penal-code-penalties_c1719184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Understanding the Gay Rights case and Penal Code penalties<\/a>, February 24th 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nglhrc.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NGLHRCDecrimHearingPressRelease.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Press Statement: NGLHRC Seeks to Strike Down Discriminatory Laws,<\/a> February 20th, 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>[\/tab][tab icon_family=&#8221;none&#8221; title=&#8221;Year 2017&#8243; id=&#8221;1646813418-2-21&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;a0edd50c-da34-10&#8243;]<div class=\"nectar-fancy-ul\" data-list-icon=\"icon-salient-thin-line\" data-animation=\"false\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-color=\"accent-color\" data-spacing=\"default\" data-alignment=\"left\"> \n<ul id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1652278573188_705\" data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transactivists.org\/2017\/10\/31\/the-state-of-intersex-organizing-report-2017\/\">Report on The State of Trans Organizing by AJWS, <\/a>October 31st 2017.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/94e4eebeb243db9bc6f09c618\/files\/485d3dc6-1c7f-484f-9bfe-19339c850250\/196th_KMA_NGC_Resolution_Press_Release_Sept._2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Press Statement: Kenya Medical Association statement against forced anal examinations<\/a>, September 23rd 2017.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nglhrc.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PRESSSTATEMENT_GROSSVIOLATIONSAGAINSTLGBTPEOPLEINTANZANIA.doc1_.pdf\">Press Statement: NGLHRC Condemns Gross Violations Against LGBTIQ Persons in Tanzania,<\/a> April 26 2017<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-star.co.ke\/news\/2017\/02\/06\/what-african-sex-workers-want_c1499130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What African Sex Workers Want,<\/a> Feb 7 2017<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autostraddle.com\/9-tips-for-coming-out-to-your-african-family-in-2017-367483\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9 Tips for Coming Out to Your African Family<\/a>, Feb 1 2017<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/us14.campaign-archive2.com\/?u=94e4eebeb243db9bc6f09c618&amp;id=1dbf3947ae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Petition to end Forced Anal and HIV Testing in Kenya,<\/a> Jan 2017<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>[\/tab][tab icon_family=&#8221;none&#8221; title=&#8221;Year 2016&#8243; id=&#8221;1646813418-2-21&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;a0edd50c-da34-10&#8243;]<div class=\"nectar-fancy-ul\" data-list-icon=\"icon-salient-thin-line\" data-animation=\"false\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-color=\"accent-color\" data-spacing=\"default\" data-alignment=\"left\"> \n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hrapf.org\/section-156d-of-ugandas-equal-opportunities-commission-act-declared-unconstitutional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uganda\u2019s Equal Opportunities Commission Act declared Unconstitutional,<\/a> Nov 11 2016<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NTVKenya\/videos\/10153526216449058\/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch Deputy Chief Justice nominee&#8217;s comments on LGBTI rights,<\/a> Oct 25 2016<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/queer-questions-podcast-takes-stigma-stereotypes-kenya-n656056\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Queer Questions&#8217; Podcast Takes on Stigma, Stereotypes in Kenya,<\/a> Sep 28 2016<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vice.com\/article\/a-court-in-kenya-will-decide-if-anal-exams-to-determine-sexuality-are-unconstitutional\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Court in Kenya Will Decide If Anal Exams to Determine Sexuality Are Unconstitutional<\/a>, May 4 2016<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-star.co.ke\/news\/2016\/04\/01\/kenya-leads-in-lgbt-equality-in-the-region_c1317474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenya Leads In LGBT Equality In The Region,<\/a> April 1 2016<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibtimes.co.uk\/kenyan-lgbt-activist-eric-gitari-my-parents-were-told-explain-why-their-son-did-evil-work-1530672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Executive Director, Eric Gitari, on Pope Francis Visit to Kenya,<\/a> Nov 26 2015<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nglhrc.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PressRelease-AnalTestingpetition.doc.pdf\">Press Release: State sued for forced HIV testing and Anal Examination to Prove Sexual Orientation,<\/a> Nov 11 2015<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2015\/07\/26\/kenyan-lgbt-advocates-meet-with-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenyan LGBT advocates meet with Obama,<\/a> July 26 2015<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/76crimes.com\/2015\/04\/27\/court-orders-kenya-to-register-lgbti-activist-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court orders Kenya to register LGBTI activist group,<\/a> April 27 2015<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>[\/tab][\/tabbed_section][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;2%&#8221; constrain_group_1=&#8221;yes&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;2%&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; 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