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Kevin mwachiro is a writer and journalist. >> kamau: so how free can you be? like, are there places in kenya where you could walk around holding hands with your partner? >> malcolm: you could try. >> kamau: are there places you can go where its not an experiment? >> malcolm: no. i think at all points its an experiment. >> anthony: well, so wheres the threat from? where is it most dangerous? >> awuor: i think violence is like from homophobes. all of it is based around, like, desire of the penis. ...

>> kevin: backlash, obviously. what happens is there will be people -- people will be attacked. i mean, were moving to an extreme end of freedom, and there will be hate. i mean, i want it to happen so bad. can we have pride on the streets of nairobi? >> kamau: so when you say pride on the streets do you mean like -- i live in san francisco -- >> malcolm: parades and -- >> kamau: every year theres a gay pride parade. and youre saying if you have that, then theres been a real change. >> kevin: if ...

Sorts for a number of diverse ethnic, political and social groups. one such group with a steadily growing nucleus is the lbgt community. not too long ago a nearly unthinkable development. >> anthony: so you shall never know this pain or awkwardness, you know, when im doing shows in the states, i often find myself, "so, whats it like being black in america?" now you will share my pain. whats it like being gay in kenya? >> anthony: kawira mwirichia, malcolm muga and awuor onyango are members of "t...

>> kamau: are there places you can go where its not an experiment? >> malcolm: no. i think at all points its an experiment. >> anthony: well, so wheres the threat from? where is it most dangerous? >> awuor: i think violence is like from homophobes. all of it is based around, like, desire of the penis. right, so if you see two women kiss, its hot because you think you can get in there. >> kamau: "oh, theyre just one penis short." >> awuor: yeah, you know, "they need me to help them out with the d...