Movies depicting LGBTIQ experiences have been banned in Kenya and South Africa – adding fuel to the dangerous narrative that ‘homosexuality is unAfrican and harmful.’
Gay Pride March 2013, Johannesburg South Africa. Photo: Niko Knigge/Flickr. CC-BY-2.0. Some rights reserved.
Another day, another immoral beast vanquished. Dr Ezekiel Mutua, chief executive officer of the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB), recently banned Rafiki, a movie about two young women who fall in love in Kenya.
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