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Born In Between: The Challenges of Intersex People in Kenya
WATCH: Victoria Rubadiri interviews James Karanja and Ryan Muiruri of the Intersex Persons Society of Kenya (IPSK)
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Bar Gays From Involving Trans People In Their Battles – Trans Lady Begs Court
A Kenyan transgender woman has filed a petition at the country’s High Court seeking to have gays, lesbians, and bisexuals barred from including Transgender people in the gay rights campaigns. Audrey Mbugua, argues that the continued inclusion of transsexuals by gay people in their struggle for equality has made them Read more…
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#OurStories: Nelly Samz on being Intersex in Kenya
My name is Nelly Samz. I am from Mombasa and I identify as intersex. As an intersex person living in Kenya, we go through a lot of challenges especially in terms of education, employment and in interacting with other members of the community. Growing up, one of the many challenges Read more…
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Embrace transgender community in Kenya, urges CJ Maraga
Embrace transgender community in Kenya, urges CJ Maraga
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The midwife who saved intersex babies
Five years ago a midwife in Kenya delivered a child with male and female sexual organs. The father told her to kill it, but instead she hid it and raised it as her own. Two years later, the same thing happened again – and before long she was forced to Read more…