Kenya's LGBT+ voices highlight abuses ahead of gay sex court verdict

From a gay high school student to a transgender woman, LGBT+ Kenyans are sharing their experiences of discrimination and persecution on a new website, days before the east African nation's high court is due to rule on decriminalising gay sex.

"Voices of Kenya" features the audio testimonies of 10 people - the youngest aged 15 - in their own voices, as a powerful reminder of how the anti-gay law affects Kenya's sexual minorities.

"The aim is to show that the question of legalisation is not a technical, purely legal, matter. Real people are getting hurt and suffer from these laws," said Mathias Wasik, director of programs at All Out, the LGBT+ rights group behind the website.

"We are sharing their stories with the world to help make them heard across the globe before the court ruling." The website - launched on Friday to coincide with the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia - tells stories of broken dreams, fear and the feeling of being invisible, said Wasik, but also of strength and perseverance.


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