Gay rights may be different, but they are human rights

In 2007, Pew Global Attitudes Project survey indicated that 96 per cent of Kenyans are homophobic. In 2011, the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) conducted a survey among lesbians, gay, bisexual, Trans gender and bisexuals (LGBTI) communities in Kenya and 89 per cent of these who came out reported they were disowned by their families.

In the KHRC report, employees were reported to have been terminated or subjected to hostility, ridicule, humiliation and discrimination when their sexual orientation or gender identity became known at their work places.