Tag "Binyavanga Wainaina"

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MORE OF THE WAYS 2019 HAS GIVEN US LIFE

Sequel to ALL THE WAYS 2019 HAS GIVEN US LIFE, we continue with our catalogue of notable events in this soon-to-end year that had us sitting up and transferring our

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“Being LGBT Leaves You Susceptible To HIV/AIDS.” Reno Omokri Proves Himself To Be An Idiot

It was only a matter of time before homophobes would crawl out of the woodworks to use Binyavanga Wainaina’s death as a talking point on how homosexuality is abominable. Considering

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Author and LGBT activist Binyavanga Wainaina is dead at 48

Kenyan author and LGBT activist Binyavanga Wainaina is dead. The passing of the acclaimed literary giant founder of the Nairobi-based journal Kwani was confirmed by his family. Binyavanga, who came

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Kenyan Binyavanga Wainaina to marry his Nigerian partner in South Africa

“Nothing has surprised me more than coming to love this person,” Binyavanga says. Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina has proposed to his long-term partner after dating for more than five years.

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‘I Am HIV Positive And Happy.’ – Binyavanga Wainaina

Yesterday, December 1, was World AIDS Day, and so, all around the world, there was a great focus on the conversation surrounding HIV/AIDS. Part of that conversation was stirred on

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‘I Thought Sex Was Bad.’ – Binyavanga Wainaina

In a Facebook post, Kenyan writer, Binyavanga Wainaina, reveals his earliest turmoil as a gay man. ‘In my 20s, I wanted to be asexual. I let my body grow very

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Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop 2015 Is Here

A KDian just a few days ago asked me about the Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop, and I told him I would put it up once the call for entries