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NGLHRC Founder Member Threatened by Landlord after Ruling that Saw Court Order NGO Coordinator Board to Register the Organization
George Barasa
Kenya Correspondent
A few days after High Court instructed the NGO Coordination board to register the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, founder member Ms. Njeri Gateru and the organization are already being subjected to bullying from some Members of Parliament as well as fellow citizens.
None On Record to Join in on IDAHOT Festivities with Launch of Online Video Aimed at offering Support to LGBTI Youth
By George Barasa
Kenyan Correspondent
African film project None On Record is this year joining the IDAHOT celebrations by collecting video messages from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) persons and allies across the African continent as well as those in Diaspora.
Kenyan High Court Orders for the Official Registration and Recognition of The National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission as an NGO
By George Barasa
Kenyan Correspondent
In news that was broken through Facebook by Eric Gitari, Executive Director National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (LGLHRC), Kenya has made yet another groundbreaking step towards the recognition of LGBTI organisations in the country.
I am Intersex, Apostle Darlan Rukih Moses comes out of the Closet By George Barasa For the past 35 years, his life has been an empty shell, filled with shame and guilt. Coming to terms with the fact that he was intersex (person with both the male and female sex organs) was too much to […]
Following the increased number of Ugandan LGBTI refugees in Kenya and the indiscipline they have portrayed, the UN has set March as the last month they will avail monthly dividends.
Suncity Lounge has been created courtesy of Sirona Hotel, Planet Romeo Foundation and Eastern Africa Regional Youth Network and will be operational as from April.
Brendah, aged 30, was on Monday arrested on charges of impersonation of barmaid in a bar she had barely worked for two days in Usenge.
She was then subjected to strippinging in and her had photos taken and shared without her consent.
Ishtar-MSM exclusively runs the Ishtar Wellness Centre which provides the following services which mainly target men who have sex with other men (MSM) in Nairobi.
In 2012, the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of K
enya (GALCK) experienced its most challenging period
characterised by rapid and extensive structural and programmatic changes, allegations of
malpractice, the discovery of fraudulent financial processes and a palpable disconnection from the
community it cl
aimed to serve. In January 2013, member representatives came together and
unanimously decided to revive the Coalition themselves. This decision gave birth to the GALCK
Reloaded Taskforce (GRT) mandated with not only restoring GALCK at the heart of the LGBQ
movement in Kenya but taking it to the next level.