Kenyan LGBTQ+ activists are founding churches that promote equality, challenging oppressive laws and traditions.

Kenyan LGBTQ+ activists are working to transform religion from a tool of oppression to one of empowerment by establishing small-scale churches that promote equality. These churches, like Anza Mapema, rely on support from progressive Christians in countries such as Canada to challenge oppressive legislation like the proposed Family Protection Bill. Queer theologians are also integrating traditional African beliefs with Christianity to argue that LGBTQ+ identity is authentically African, countering colonial and conservative influences.

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