Comments on: Articles: Transgender in Kenya http://www.blacklooks.org Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:28:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lind http://www.blacklooks.org/about/articles/articles_transgender_in_kenya#comment-126387 Lind Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:25:51 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/?page_id=2501#comment-126387 I love Audrey. Cut-throat, intrinsic (maybe it describes her and then some!), intrepid! Wonderful! You go girl! :-D I love Audrey. Cut-throat, intrinsic (maybe it describes her and then some!), intrepid! Wonderful!

You go girl! :-D

]]> By: Obi-talker http://www.blacklooks.org/about/articles/articles_transgender_in_kenya#comment-120537 Obi-talker Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:35:07 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/?page_id=2501#comment-120537 Nice article, some times people can be partial. I think corrupt politicians are the ones who should suffer under the police and not gay people. Nice article, some times people can be partial. I think corrupt politicians are the ones who should suffer under the police and not gay people.

]]> By: TopDog http://www.blacklooks.org/about/articles/articles_transgender_in_kenya#comment-120250 TopDog Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:31:02 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/?page_id=2501#comment-120250 <strong>TopDog...</strong> I am So Lucky That I found your blog and great articles. I will come to your blog often for finding new great articles from your blog.I am adding your rss feed in my reader Thank you... TopDog…

I am So Lucky That I found your blog and great articles. I will come to your blog often for finding new great articles from your blog.I am adding your rss feed in my reader Thank you…

]]> By: Sokari http://www.blacklooks.org/about/articles/articles_transgender_in_kenya#comment-119758 Sokari Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:25:02 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/?page_id=2501#comment-119758 Reply from Audrey: Okay, pretty nice you included a quote which reflect some experiences that am going through. See, some doctors believe that a male to female transgender woman who is attracted to cisgender women has a serious psychological problem. The paradigm here is that a successful male to female transition has to be accompanied by some blissful and romantic heterosexual liason. Something close to a happily ever after stories like Shrek, Sinbad of the seven seas, Snow White and the seven dwarfs plus cinderella. Now, my mum tells me I have to get married (to a man) to be a "real woman" and I should not walk in our neighbourhood at night. Some girlfriends of mine gave me an ultimatum; "stop watching transformers and stealth and whatever crap I watch and pick girly stuff like desperate housewives". Please. Aren't they conniving with the larger narrow minded society to make me a desperate housewife. Then of course I have to have a pink top. Perhaps the next one will be I should be wearing pads once in a while and pretend am having my periods plus complain of non-existing cramps and nausea. For the love of God father to Jesus our lord and savior, why can't these people return the same favor I extend. I don't go around telling my neighbours "Oh please sleep with as many men as possible to prove you are a true woman" "Oh there are these pills that will make your penis longer and harder and you will be twice a man as those men with half the length of your penis" These people hate transsexual people. Thanks so much for supporting the fight. I am currently working on an article on specific human rights as stipulated in international covenants and in our constitution that our loving neighbors abrogate in the course of our friendly interractions. There are several other publications I have done with Pambazuka Newsletter: Unacceptable Human rights violations against transgender people, Anti transgender discrimination in the provision of medical services in kenya and the fallacies of identity politics. I will get intouch with you once am done with the article. That's this weekend. Thanks Reply from Audrey:

Okay, pretty nice you included a quote which reflect some experiences that am going through. See, some doctors believe that a male to female transgender woman who is attracted to cisgender women has a serious psychological problem. The paradigm here is that a successful male to female transition has to be accompanied by some blissful and romantic heterosexual liason. Something close to a happily ever after stories like Shrek, Sinbad of the seven seas, Snow White and the seven dwarfs plus cinderella. Now, my mum tells me I have to get married (to a man) to be a “real woman” and I should not walk in our neighbourhood at night. Some girlfriends of mine gave me an ultimatum; “stop watching transformers and stealth and whatever crap I watch and pick girly stuff like desperate housewives”. Please. Aren’t they conniving with the larger narrow minded society to make me a desperate housewife. Then of course I have to have a pink top. Perhaps the next one will be I should be wearing pads once in a while and pretend am having my periods plus complain of non-existing cramps and nausea.

For the love of God father to Jesus our lord and savior, why can’t these people return the same favor I extend. I don’t go around telling my neighbours “Oh please sleep with as many men as possible to prove you are a true woman” “Oh there are these pills that will make your penis longer and harder and you will be twice a man as those men with half the length of your penis” These people hate transsexual people.

Thanks so much for supporting the fight. I am currently working on an article on specific human rights as stipulated in international covenants and in our constitution that our loving neighbors abrogate in the course of our friendly interractions.

There are several other publications I have done with Pambazuka Newsletter: Unacceptable Human rights violations against transgender people, Anti transgender discrimination in the provision of medical services in kenya and the fallacies of identity politics.

I will get intouch with you once am done with the article. That’s this weekend.

Thanks

]]> By: Sokari http://www.blacklooks.org/about/articles/articles_transgender_in_kenya#comment-119745 Sokari Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:24:32 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/?page_id=2501#comment-119745 @gaylifekenya thanks for this - I will pass the comment on to Audrey @gaylifekenya thanks for this – I will pass the comment on to Audrey

]]> By: Haute Haiku http://www.blacklooks.org/about/articles/articles_transgender_in_kenya#comment-119721 Haute Haiku Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:28:25 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/?page_id=2501#comment-119721 The police are over arching government powers in the name of securty, and they are calling it citizen protection? Shame on them, some even make sexual advances to the trannies on the streets of Nairobi and Mombassa. Nice article at least now I know there is no law against cross-dressing in Kenya. it is horrible the way transgendered are treated in all aspects, really unfairly and they have done nothing wrong to deserve this. Health, security, employment, families and even social life. Audrey way too good article, couple of thumbs up. The police are over arching government powers in the name of securty, and they are calling it citizen protection? Shame on them, some even make sexual advances to the trannies on the streets of Nairobi and Mombassa. Nice article at least now I know there is no law against cross-dressing in Kenya. it is horrible the way transgendered are treated in all aspects, really unfairly and they have done nothing wrong to deserve this. Health, security, employment, families and even social life. Audrey way too good article, couple of thumbs up.

]]> By: Sokari http://www.blacklooks.org/about/articles/articles_transgender_in_kenya#comment-119597 Sokari Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:32:02 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/?page_id=2501#comment-119597 Stella - I will respond by email as I already discussed with STamale. Stella – I will respond by email as I already discussed with STamale.

]]> By: Stella Nyanzi http://www.blacklooks.org/about/articles/articles_transgender_in_kenya#comment-119585 Stella Nyanzi Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:51:29 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/?page_id=2501#comment-119585 I am delighted that Audrey is writing so transparently about transgender experiences in our sister country. I would love to use this material in a reader on African sexualities that is being developed by Prof. Sylvia Tamale. What would the procedure be to obtain permission to use it? I think that such writing should get wider audiences and the reader promises to be one way of getting more people reading about diverse African experiences with sexualities. I am delighted that Audrey is writing so transparently about transgender experiences in our sister country. I would love to use this material in a reader on African sexualities that is being developed by Prof. Sylvia Tamale. What would the procedure be to obtain permission to use it? I think that such writing should get wider audiences and the reader promises to be one way of getting more people reading about diverse African experiences with sexualities.

]]> By: Gabrielle Le Roux http://www.blacklooks.org/about/articles/articles_transgender_in_kenya#comment-117030 Gabrielle Le Roux Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:30:08 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/?page_id=2501#comment-117030 Thanks Audrey for your excellent and informative article on transgender people who are such a marginalised but important part of our society. Thanks Audrey for your excellent and informative article on transgender people who are such a marginalised but important part of our society.

]]> By: Human Rights Violations on Kenya’s TS&TG Community « Questioning Transphobia http://www.blacklooks.org/about/articles/articles_transgender_in_kenya#comment-115448 Human Rights Violations on Kenya’s TS&TG Community « Questioning Transphobia Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:14:23 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/?page_id=2501#comment-115448 [...] leave a comment » Sokari at Black Looks has posted a paper by Audrey Mbugua called Human Rights Violations on Kenya’s Transgender Community. [...] [...] leave a comment » Sokari at Black Looks has posted a paper by Audrey Mbugua called Human Rights Violations on Kenya’s Transgender Community. [...]

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