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Kenya’s High Court Sets Date to Announce Ruling on Legalization of Gay Sex

Mark your calendars for Feb. 22. That’s when the Kenya High Court announced it would issue its ruling on whether to decriminalize homosexuality. Under Sections 162 and 165 of its

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Kenyan court rules forced anal exams as unlawful

An appeals court in Mombasa, Kenya, has ruled that the use of forced anal examinations by the state is unlawful. The ruling came about following a challenge launched by the

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Kenyan High Court opens to a court case challenging country’s gay sex ban

Kenya’s High Court on Thursday started hearing arguments towards a case that challenges parts of its controversial ban on homosexuality. The law, which came into effect in 1897, is seen

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Kenya Could Become the Next Country in Africa to Legalize Homosexuality

Originally published on vice.com In a country where gay sex is punishable by up to 14 years in prison and where attacks on the LGBT community occur frequently, a solitary