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A Vehicle of Violence: The Family Protection Bill 2023 and Transgender Women

Colonial legacies still majorly influence Kenya’s social and legal culture. Even where our Constitution guarantees equality and non-discrimination for all persons, transphobia remains an unfortunate reality. In this environment, trans people particularly trans women are often vulnerable to all forms of violence. This is made worse by a growing wave of anti-gender and anti-rights movement where Western transphobia is being brought into African countries through odious bills such as the Family Protection Bill.

Silent battles, resounding strength: the lives of transgender refugees in Kenya

Around two billion people around the world are impacted by fragility, conflict, or violence – from the war in Ukraine and Russia, the violent struggles between Palestine and Israel, to […]