June 10, 2020
I AM SAMUEL tells of love and family acceptance in Kenya
GLAAD is a proud Presenting Partner of the I AM SAMUEL digital screening and live Q&A with Human Rights Watch Film Festival.
Kenya
April 29, 2020
Kenyan courts uphold ban on GLAAD Media Award-nominated LGBTQ film ‘Rafiki’
The LGBTQ film Rafiki lost its long-awaited Freedom of Expression ruling in Kenya’s high courts, according to a statement issued by the film’s director, Wanuri Kahiu.
May 10, 2019
Wanuri Kahiu’s Kenyan-set love story, ‘Rafiki,’ is breaking boundaries and changing laws
Wanuri Kahiu’s Kenyan-set film, Rafiki, a same-sex love story, is breaking boundaries and changing laws
September 21, 2018
Kenyan high court lifts ban on acclaimed LGBTQ film 'Rafiki'
A Kenyan high court has lifted its ban on Rafiki, a film with an optimistic lesbian love storyline.
September 14, 2015
Join GLAAD for a UN Sidebar panel: Global Voices and LGBT media messages
While global leaders gather for the United Nations General Assembly, GLAAD is hosting Global Voices and Media Messages of LGBT People—a sidebar panel discussion event—to discuss how global media facilitates pro- and anti-LGBT messages.
December 7, 2011
Story of Ugandan Gay Couple Highlights Anti-LGBT Legislation and Discrimination
Last Thursday, the Global Post told the heartbreaking story of a Ugandan gay couple, Alex and Michael, who fled to Kenya to escape anti-gay persecution and are living in a refugee camp. LGBT people around the world face extraordinary amounts of violence and discrimination like Michael and Alex have, much of which is sanctioned by law.
