It struck us that in the 25 years that Kenya had been battling the HIV epidemic, no one had tried targeting anal sex
for preventing HIV transmission...
Yet we knew it happens and not just in the homosexual community, but also among some heterosexual couples...
... an HIV prevention strategy that does not encompass
anal health is simply incomplete.
via allAfrica.com - Research - Country in Denial Over Homosexuals
Research about homosexuality in Kenya suggests it's not just a decadent foreign influence, and it's not confined to tourists at the Coast. And one thing is certain: pretending it doesn't exist has its consequences.
It's hard to imagine a Kenya where homosexuality is viewed as anything but a moral and religious abomination. The majority still link it to foreign influences or drug abuse, or dismiss it as a perverted habit practised in upper class social cliques.
As the national debate intensifies, interviews with a few gay Kenyans, and five years of research conducted by the Kemri/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, challenge these bedrock cultural and religious beliefs around homosexuality.
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