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Written by jay
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Thursday, 04 September 2008 02:34 |
Because it's still like 1950 over there, a "cutting edge" talk show in Kenya broached the topic of homosexuality for the first time ever on national television. The show, Hatua, is supported by foundation and grant money aimed at liberal causes in East Africa, and the intent of the episode was to raise awareness of LGBT human rights issues. Homosexuality remains a criminal offense in Kenya, but Lourence Misedah, a student activist who came out on campus last year, appeared on the show and remains cautiously optimistic about the outcome of the show.
"I think this was a good start for opening up dialogue into making the
public aware of what LGBTI people really are, without any biases since
there were LGBTI people in the show speaking out to demystify some of
the myths and misconceptions", he said.
We recommend that GayBC News take another trip over to Nairobi to check things out and pressure the government to stop being so fucking barbaric. Or better yet, Anderson Cooper 360. But maybe it's just our enduring love for the silver fox Anderson that makes us think journalists can solve the world's problems.
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