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KenyaBishops threaten to quit church on gay marriage
07 July 2008- Kenya- An Anglican bishop has threatened to quit the church over gay marriages...more
The Internet,
not gay bishops will kill off the churches
Gay Kenyan Anglicans Send Strong Message to Lambeth Conference
28 June 2008- Nairobi, Kenya – Kenyan Anglican clergy, gays and allies have sent a strong message of affirmation and inclusiveness to the bishops at the forthcoming Lambeth conference...more
'We live in fear,' say gays in Kenya
15 May 2008- NAIROBI, Kenya- In a downtown Nairobi salon, tucked away in nondescript office building, women sit under hair dryers and gossip...more
Searching for love where being gay is a crime
Wrangle on gays divides church 01 Mar 2008- Kenya- A mass boycott of the Anglican Church to the 10-year gathering is imminent following sharp criticism of the church’s leadership by leading clerics in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria Rwanda and Australia...more
New Kenyan Constitution Heads to rejection
A Man from Burundi awaits deportation
in Kenya for dressing as woman
Gay issue rips
Anglican Church down the middle in Kenya
Bashing Gays Has No Place in Civilised Society "Gays have no business fighting for recognition in Kenya" cannot be allowed to go unanswered. Homophobia of this kind has no place in democracy...more
Africa gives refuge to rebel US anglicans
27 August 2007- Nairobi, Kenya - Plans by African bishops to consecrate American colleagues will not deepen an Anglican rift over gay clergy...more
Legalise Gay Unions, Says Aids Researcher 30 Apr 2007- Kenya- Gay relationships should be legalised as a measure to control the spread of HIV/Aids...more Life slowly gets easier for gay people in kenya
28 Apr 2007-
Luzau Basambombo spent six months in a Kinshasa prison, being abused
over and over again.
The Congolese human-rights activist suspects that he was put behind bars
because he openly admitted being homosexual. "If you are gay in Congo,
you become an outlaw," Basambombo says...more Gay men seek 'female cancer' jab23 Feb 2007- Homosexual men are requesting a controversial "sex disease" vaccine designed to prevent a female cancer. Gardasil protects against the most common of sexually transmitted infections, human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer...more
Hope springs in Nairobi
28 Jan 2007- Kenya- The world came to Nairobi, capital of Kenya, this week to talk -- and shout -- about how to achieve a better world. Delegates attended the World Social Forum (WSF) in their thousands to discuss topics as diverse as poverty...more
Tutu slates anti-gay anglicans
20 Jan 2007- Kenya- Ahead of a major Anglican conference, Archbishop Desmond Tutu has blasted the African Anglican Church over its homophobic stance towards gay clergy...more
Kenya: AIDS services for gay men slowly grows 28 Dec 2006- Kenya- Although sex between men remains illegal in Kenya, services addressing HIV/AIDS and the sexual health needs of men who have sex with men (MSM) are slowly becoming available to this much-neglected and stigmatised group...more Condom adverts opposed
29 Nov 2006- The Catholic Church has told the Government to ban the advertisement and distribution of condoms ahead of World Aids Day to be marked on Friday...more
Gay and lesbian people 'are here in Africa'
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May 2008- Kenya- With all the attention the
political strife and violence have brought Kenya this year, most
probably don't think of its capital city as a party town...
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Mar 2006- Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi, who apologized on behalf of
the church said that the church’s earlier approach of shunning Aids
patients stemmed from ignorance...
22 Feb 2006- Nairobi - Chinese stir-fry sizzles on
the stove and lively conversation crackles between the three friends
gathered round a table on a Tuesday night in Nairobi.