Attracted to my male school teachers
- I am a Kenyan man in my early twenties. I first realized that I
had attractions to the same sex when I was 14 years old. I
was attracted to my male primary teacher. I continued to find
my male teachers attractive throughout my school years. I
didn't become sexually active until after turning twenty.
"I was scared of what my family might think…"
- I was scared of what my family might think if they knew I was
attracted to the same sex. Church was never really important
to me nor my family, so I never gave much thought to what
the church might say about me.
"… I was confused … "
- As a young person in primary school, I was confused. I didn't
know what it meant to be gay. I knew I was attracted to men,
but I didn't know anything about being gay and that that was
me. It wasn't until around age twenty that I called myself gay
and that I understood better what it was.
My sister found me kissing another guy. If my parents were to
know they might kick me out of the house.
- Because I am always hanging out with girls, my family does
not know that I am gay. However, one of my sisters caught
me kissing another guy in the house and she didn't
understand what was going on because she could not
imagine that I am gay because she had always seen me
hanging out with girls. We don't talk about it and I think she
hasn't told my parents. I'm thinking that she would not feel
free to tell my parents because of how they might respond. I
think they would be very tough on me and even kick me out
of the house.
Life is tough as a gay man in Kenya. Times may change,
however.
- To be gay in Kenya, life is tough because no one will love
you if they know. I think when one finds out about you, they
will no longer talk to you. Kenyans don't like the whole idea
of someone being gay. Someday I hope to be in love with
another man and to have a life long relationship. I think that
perhaps in a few years people in Kenya might get use to the
idea of gay couples falling in love and living together
because you see it more and more on TV and in the
magazines. My family will have to accept me some day
because I am part of the family. But it will be so hard for
them to understand and to accept that I am gay.
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| Personal Story No. 2 |
| Gay and Christian in KENYA, UGANDA, TANZANIA, RWANDA AND BURUNDI |
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| Other Sheep Websites Other Sheep English Other Sheep Spanish Argentina Other Sheep Foundation Executive Director |
| Jose Ortiz, Other Sheep Coordinator for Africa |
| Steve Parelli, Other Sheep Executive Director |
Above photes:
Top Picture
Jose is leading one of the
many discussion groups
that met in our apartment.
Bottom Picture
Steve is teaching the
power point presentation
on the Bible and
Homosexuality from his
lap top.
Nairobi, Kenya
July, 2007
Top Picture
Jose is leading one of the
many discussion groups
that met in our apartment.
Bottom Picture
Steve is teaching the
power point presentation
on the Bible and
Homosexuality from his
lap top.
Nairobi, Kenya
July, 2007
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| "I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in also."John 10:16 |
You'll see no faces and no names of gay East Africans on this website. It isn't safe! |
| This website was constructed in July of 2007 Visits made to this web page since August 2007 |
| Photo at right: Gays telling their stories to one antoher in the Nairobi gated apartment complex where Steve and Jose were staying. |
| Continue to next personal story |
| If my sister tells my parents, I'm afraid they'll kick me out! Kenyan Man, Early Twenties Submitted July 28, 2007 My sister found me kissing another guy. If my parents were to know they might kick me out of the house. __________________________________________ |
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| Why you'll see no pictures and no names of gay East Africans on this website: |
| "In October 2006, a local newspaper published a list of names of suspected gays and lesbians. The gay rigths group says several people whose names appeared on the list lost jobs and were mistreated by their families." |
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