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Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · 10d

We are excited to finally release a report we have been working on together with our queer community, journalists, and policymakers, diving into current media engagement strategies and representation for LGBTIQ+ in the Kenyan media landscape.
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#ReshapingNarratives #InclusiveMedia

Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · 16d

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Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · 16d

World Mental Health Day Feminist Care Notes
Our mental health care isn't solitary, it is communal, challenging systems that undervalue our wholeness!
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#MentalHealthday #FeministCAreNotes #SelfCare #Resistance

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Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · 25d

TO TALK TO SOMEONE:
0700010198 - National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC)
galck plus+ through: galck.org/book
Wazi Therapy app.wazi.io/

#SuicideAwarenessMonth

Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · 25d

What Can You do?
*Everyone needs support, whether it’s a friend whose shoulder we can lean on or a therapist to help us work through the trauma from our past

*If someone shares thoughts of suicide, listen with empathy

*Talk openly about mental health to reduce stigma
#SuicideAwarenessMonth
#LGBTQ

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Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · 25d

The court found the Penal Code Section 226 to be in violation of Article 27 of the constitutional which guarantees dignity, equality, and the right to the highest attainable standard of health.
#SuicideAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealth
#LGBTQ

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Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · 25d

Penal Code Section 226 punished individuals for “attempting suicide” with up to two years in prison, a fine/ both, failing to consider nuanced reality of mental health struggles, deterring people from seeking help and worse, exacerbating the stigma surrounding mental health.
#SuicideAwarenessMonth

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Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · 25d

On 9 January 2025, High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi declared that Section 226 of the Kenyan Penal Code, which makes suicide a criminal offence,Unconstitutional.

#SuicideAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealth
#LGBTQ

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Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · 25d

According to WHO(2019),Suicidal ideations associated with depression lifetime prevalence is 7.9%.In Kenya, it is estimated Kenya’s age standardized suicide rate to be 11.0 in 100,000 while globally, 700,000 persons are estimated to die by suicide every year.
#SuicideAwarenessMonth
#LGBTQ

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Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · 25d

Today being the last Day of Suicide Awareness month,We wish to remind you that Mental Health wellness is an every day journey and not an event.
#SuicideAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealth
#LGBTQ

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Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · 26d

So What can you do?

#SuicideAwarenessMonth

Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · 26d

The World Health Organisation in 2019
estimated Kenya’s age standardized suicide rate
to be 11.0 in 100,000.
Suicidal Ideations associated with depression lifetime
prevalence is 7.9% while for other mental illnesses
it is 5-8%. So What does Kenya Say About Suicide?
#SuicideAwarenessMonth

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Trans Woman Support @tws-website.com · 26d

Just a reminder

#riseup #standup #resist #revolt #respect #support #change #together #love #nomorehate #transgender #lgbtqiap2s

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Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · 26d

You taught us ways to re-imagine Our Freedom and for that, we say Rest In Power Assata! #Assata #Shakur #assatashakur

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Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · Sep 15

Join the conversation—share your thoughts, hopes, and ideas for a better Kenya through the #QueeringTheBallot as we truly commit to build a democratic, inclusive and and just society where human rights are protected and everyone’s voice matters!
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#CividEducation

Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · Sep 15

Today, on International Democracy Day, as we reflect on what true democracy means, we wish to remind you of
#QueeringTheBallot , a project that wishes to facilitate deeper LGBTIQ+ persons engagement in political & democratic processes as democracy depends on inclusivity, accountability & courage!

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Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · Sep 4

Today is World Sexual Health Day, with this year's Theme Being "Sexual justice - What can we do?"
Sexual justice means more than just access to services or legal protections—it’s about affirming everyone’s right to pleasure and body autonomy.

#WorldSexualHealthDay

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Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · Jul 28

DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH
As we conclude observing this calendar month, we must acknowledge the pursuit to protect LGBTIQ+ human rights is inseparable from the struggle for disability rights

#DisabilityPrideMonth #LGBTQ

Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · Jul 24

Please join this great conversation by
Rights at Risk: Safeguarding Expression, Association, and Protest -Lessons from the African LGBTIQ Movement
Date: Thursday, July 24th, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM EAT (Nairobi time)
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · Jul 21

WE ARE BACK!
We paused to take a mental health break — because REST is not just important, it's RADICAL!We stepped away from the noise to reconnect, restore, and remind ourselves that healing is part of the work.

#restisresistance #mentalhealthmatters💚

Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · Jul 11

Out of office,In our feelings!
We're hitting pause and taking a mental health break for a week from 14th July to resume on 21st July
We’ll be off the grid, recharging our queer superpowers and practicing what we preach:
Rest is Resistance

#restisresistance

Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · Jul 7

Criminalizing it enforces respectability politics—the same politics that feminists reject when told to be "peaceful" or "polite" while facing violence and inequality.

“There isn’t a right or wrong way to protest... Oppression is not polite.”
#RejectAntiProtestBill2025
#protectprotests
#SabaSaba

Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · Jul 7

The bill criminalizes protests near protected areas, even though many historic feminist and civil rights protests are spontaneous by nature Spontaneity is a legitimate, organic response to systemic injustice.

#RejectAntiProtestBill2025
#protectprotests
#SabaSaba

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Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination @inendorg.bsky.social · Jul 7

The proposed Anti-Protest Bill (2025) represents a troubling regression in civic space, democratic freedoms, and movement-building efforts! Here is what you should know about the Bill and why you should be vocal in rejecting it!

#RejectAntiProtestBill2025
#protectprotests
#SabaSaba

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