Sam Kisika

2 months ago | washingtonblade.com | Sam Kisika

Transgender Kenyans’ efforts to receive birth certificates that reflect their gender identity now hang in the balance, despite several legal victories. Attorney General Dorcus Oduor has asked the High Court to dismiss a pending case that three trans people have filed. Oduor argues a person is born either “a boy or a girl” and existing laws do not allow for anyone to change their sex in adulthood.

2 months ago | washingtonblade.com | Sam Kisika

Bandy Kiki, a Cameroonian LGBTQ activist and media personality who currently lives in the U.K., has married Jenny, her Nigerian partner. Kiki, who came out as gay in 2017, said in a March 25 post that she had become “Ijaw by marriage.”Ijaw is a tribe in Nigeria from where Jenny originates. “For many people, celebrating love is expected, even assumed.

2 months ago | watermarkonline.com | Jeremy Williams |Sam Kisika

(Bigstock photo)The economies of four East African countries are losing more than $5 billion a year because of discrimination against LGBTQ+ people. The 80-page report that Open for Business, a coalition of leading global organizations that champion LGBTQ+ inclusion, released in late March focuses on Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. It attributes the losses to anti-homosexuality laws and predicts more economic costs if lawmakers implement other harsh anti-LGBTQ+ measures.

2 months ago | washingtonblade.com | Sam Kisika

The economies of four East African countries are losing more than $5 billion a year because of discrimination against LGBTQ people. The 80-page report that Open for Business, a coalition of leading global organizations that champion LGBTQ inclusion, released in late March focuses on Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda. It attributes the losses to anti-homosexuality laws, and predicts more economic costs if lawmakers implement other harsh anti-LGBTQ measures.

Mar 21, 2025 | washingtonblade.com | Sam Kisika

Queer Kenyans living with HIV/AIDS face the double burden of stigma and discrimination due to their LGBTQ identities and HIV status. The National Empowerment Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Kenya (NEPHAK)’s latest report notes this reality, while also revealing queer people stigmatize and discriminate against each other because of their HIV status.