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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 it's not an experiment? >> malcolm: no. i think at all points it's an experiment. >> anthony: well, so where's 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, it's hot because you think you can get in there. >> kamau: "...

>> kevin: backlash, obviously. what happens is there will be people -- people will be attacked. i mean, we're 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 there's a gay pride parade. and you're saying if you have that, then there's been a real change. >> kevin: if it happens for us, it will be an inclusion for every other minority in this country. hero: hey.....

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 i'm doing shows in the states, i often find myself, "so, what's it like being black in america?" now you will share my pain. what's it like being gay in kenya? >> anthony: kawira mwirichia, malcolm muga and awuor onyango are members of "to revolutionary art love", a gay art collective. kevin mwachiro is a writer and journalist. >> ka...

>> kamau: are there places you can go where it's not an experiment? >> malcolm: no. i think at all points it's an experiment. >> anthony: well, so where's 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, it's hot because you think you can get in there. >> kamau: "oh, they're just one penis short." >> awuor: yeah, you know, "they need me to help them out with the dick." but if you -- >> kawira: there's an abundance. >> awuor: and the violence, like against l...