A website for gay Kenyans has been launched in the capital, Nairobi, to help the small openly homosegxwal community cope with discrimination. The Freedom In Speech site would help gay people end their isolation by discussing their lives and the abuse they face, the founders told the BBC. It would also create a forum to challenge homophobic politicians and religious leaders, they said. Homosegxwal acts are illegal in deeply conservatDavid Wambua, a writer for the site, said it would contain "heart-wrenching stories" of the lives of gay Kenyans. "I guess it will be personal stories of growing up - of conflicts with one's segxwality - of living in a family which is not accepting of who you are," he told the BBC's Network Africa programme. He said the rights of gay people should be respected in Kenya If the human rights of gays are affected, we speak out," Mr Wambua said. Kate Kamunde said she intended to use the site to encourage other gay people to disclose their segxwal orientation. "We have very many people who are still struggling to come out, so I'll first do a 'coming out' story," she said. Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga stirred controversy last year when he said homosegxwality would not be tolerated in the
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