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LGBTQ: What you should know about the group

In this photo taken Thursday, June 11, 2020, Raymond Brian, a Ugandan refugee and a nonconforming gender person who also goes by the name of "Mother Nature," has makeup done in a house that serves as a shelter for LGBT refugees in Nairobi, Kenya. Although Kenya is seen as a haven for LGBT refugees, they still face discrimination and even violence. [AP]

A recent Supreme Court judgment on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) has received sharp criticism from a section of Kenyans across the political divide.

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