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Kenya: The Challenges of Being Gay, Queer and Misunderstood
Nation, 8 October 2018
When the controversial gay-themed film Rafiki came out, its biggest bulwark of support against a predictably irascible moral police came from young Kenyans on social media. Read more »
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Kenya: Lesbian Movie 'Rafiki' Misses Oscars Nomination and Ezekiel Mutua Toast to It
Nairobi News, 30 September 2018
The controversial Kenya movie Rafiki has missed out on nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category in this year's Oscar Awards. Read more »
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Kenya: Rafiki - From Banned to in Demand
Nation, 30 September 2018
In Rafiki there is a scene were Ziki (Sheila Munyiva) is slapped hard by her politician father, while she is at a police station. That was a brutal scene and many cringed from it.… Read more »
Kenyan Lesbian Movie 'Rafiki' Misses Oscars Nomination
The controversial movie had been submitted for an Oscar nomination under the Best Foreign Language Film category.
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A Kenyan judge temporarily lifted a ban on the acclaimed lesbian movie, making it eligible to be entered in the foreign language Oscar category - to the delight of the filmmakers ... Read more »
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The Kenya Film Classification Board has banned the film that tells the love story of two women and is set to debut at Cannes Film Festival next month, saying it promotes ... Read more »
