Gay ism and acceptance into the society especially in Africa has dominated the media waves for sometimes. Countries such as Nigeria, Zimbabwe and latest Uganda have defied threats from the big boys and assigned laws criminalizing homosexuality. While under the Kenyan laws, homosexuality is a crime however the nuts have been a bit loosened and many gays in the region finds Kenya as a safe harbor.
Media has played its part in highlighting the issue and given a wider platform to discuss, according to a recent research by GFT which was conducted across 152 countries worldwide to find out the acceptance of gay ism, Kenya scored 90% to mean that percentage of Kenyans are anti-gay ism.
While things are "sh*tty" for homosexuals in the neighboring Uganda, their Kenyan counterparts have been up to some holy moves. It has been exclusively confirmed through a reliable source an insider in the Nairobi Gays sphere of this homosexuals church which was opened in November last year and has remained unknown to the public. The church was established in Kitisuru estate in the leafy suburbs of Nairobi. The church has now been fully operational for four months and conducting their services right inside the home. Reportedly, the house of homosexual’s church where they worship belongs to a Scottish gay couple only identified as Mugwas by the source - a coded name.
"Gays have been isolated and taken as ungodly, truth of the matter is we are like any other human beings and we believe in God, why is it so hard for people to accept that. A gay person cannot go into any normal church without being given that 'the f*ck' look. There was a need to have a place of our own where you can walk in and worship your God with ease and freedom" Says Cyrus Mweek*name changed* in an exclusive interview with the reporter.
The reporter finds out that their Church has concentrated more with the elite gays class in Nairobi and is an only invite since they don't want anyone blowing up their cover. Initially, the idea of the church in Nairobi was ignited by a Ugandan gay philanthropist only named to us as Velin, a strong Christian and Anglican priest who was suspended following molestation allegations on young boys. "He never wanted to stop serving God but still couldn't stop being gay. He has a Kenyan boyfriend who is a manager at a department in KENGEN, so in one of the many gays get together in Karen sometime in June last year, he made the proposal, luckily Mugwas(the Scottish gay couple, housing the church) liked the idea and that's how it started.
The dressing code is liberal and open, one is allowed to dress just the way they like, "I can put on my hot pants, have my makeup well done and my lips well oiled, its a total freedom and still can get to be close to my God" says Mweek*
The list of attendance ranges from who is who in the elite class in the city, "here there's no worries of getting exposed by anybody, it is thesafest place for homosexuals to be together and also to find a God fearing partner, lawyers, engineers, media personalitiesname them all who are gays and lesbians are active members" continues Mweek*
The service is conducted by alternating spiritual leaders whom we learn two are pastors, one from a church in Thika and the other a pastor from Naivasha. The church receives huge funding from a Norwegian rich gay couple to sustain its operations. Apart from gay dressing code at the church, members are allowed to hug and kiss during the service as a greeting sign, "research has shown that kissing is more hygienically safe than shaking hands so we encourage hugs and kisses in replacement as our goal is to be clean before God" he continues to say."
Everything else apart from using rainbow multi colored sheets which is an international homosexuals color of identity, the church service and its teachings are just as in other churches. The back doesn't stop at that as plans to expand the church are currently underway,"we intend to expand our wings nationally, many organizations liberal to homosexuals have shown interest in aiding our expansion. Currently only selected homosexuals in Nairobi are aware and attending, we intend to spread our rich and move from this home to a bigger place after fully registering the church, have a place where all homosexuals in Nairobi can stream in every Sunday and worship their lord as one of their rights to religion and association freedom.
Boarding schools across the country are also our target since most of our young ones come from these institutions and there's need to nurture them spiritually, all this shall be done in secrecy as always since anything homosexual is illegal in Kenya. According to our strategy, we should be nationwide by July.
Homosexuals are everywhere and we are so many,it is our intention to take over and be free to exercise our rights. The massive funding we are set for from our well off members locally and international will make the movement unstoppable" Mweek*s breaks it down in an interview with the reporter.
For popularization, the church has depended on the famous gay members in Nairobi and has steered off organizations like Gays and Lesbians Org in Kenya, instead using social meetings to push their agenda. We are told one of the famous gay members in Nairobi, Joji Baro who is a confessed HIV+ gospel singer, has been approached and will cash in heavily as the worship leader in terms of songs. Binyavanga is out of the equation as he has publicly denounced God and believes in nothing. According to figures availed to us, the church so far has 125 members with about 83 active members. The number is expected to grow in triple digits when massive recruitment plan is played out.
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