Author: Elijah N Chege
Date: February 4, 2007
Type of article: Letter
Source: The East African Standard http://www.eastandard.net/archives/index.php?mnu=details&id=1143964395&catid=17

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Kenyans continue to deny the fact that there are persons with different sexual orientation among us and therefore continuously condemn them.

During the just ended World Social Forum, these persons, who include gays and lesbians, agitated for their rights, claiming that they are marginalised.

Before we condemn them, we need to understand why they practice what they do. We also need to accept that they are our sons and daughters, our brothers and our sisters and even our spouses.

Studies indicate that homosexuality is reinforced by the sexual feelings that typically occur three years on average beforehand. Poor relationships with fathers seem to play a lead role in pre-disposing boys to the option of homosexuality. Human beings and animals are born with an instinct that is sexually oriented and to condemn those whose sexual orientation is different is wrong.

Elijah N Chege,
Mombasa