Hey guys. I'm back after a long hiatus, and a very long one for that matter. But a lot of water has since passed under the bridge. A lot, I must say, has happened since September when I first published this blog.

I will begin with the gay scene in Nairobi. One of those days I was away, I recieved an invitation to attend a meeting at a gay resource centre in Nairobi. Its actually the first gay resource centre to established in Kenya. This is a significant step in the long journey towards recognition in society for gay people. I will talk about the gay resource centre and the groups behind later.

The agenda for this meeting was amongst other things the security of gay people in the country and especially in Nairobi. I didn't have the priviledge of attending the meeting but I was lucky to be briefed on the proceedings of that meeting. It has emerged that Nairobi is fast becoming a Gay Basher city! I have heard before of incidents of people being harassed by the general public but this has reached extreme levels. Gay bashing has become a common feature in Nairobi. Several people have become victims of these blooding-baying gay bashers. Making matters worse is the fact that the security agents are not being of help. They are in fact the biggest enemies of gay people in Nairobi. Some people are colluding with the Police to extort money from gay people. Gay people have become an easy source for a quick buck because they are willing to pay up after being threatened with exposure or being 'outed'.

I would like to urge all the gay people to be very watchful of every step they make in this city because you never know who is watching or following you. And if you happen to be a victim of such extortion, please don't succumb or give into giving out money because it will never stop. Stand firm and probably get in touch with a lawyer who can help you. The resource centre, I believe, is working on a programme to have a lawyer to address such kind of problems.

And to you gay bashers, we are coming after you, coz you've got no respect!!!

Debut

In this debut article, I will introduce you to my life, or what I'm sometimes tempted to call the 'Secret Life of Me', but I can not name my blog that because there exists a TV series called the 'Secret Life of Us' and I don't want to be called a copy-cat or be slapped with a multi-million dollar suit for infringement of Intellectual Property rights. For once I think I'd have made a great lawyer but...it wasn't my passion. Ok enough of the digression.

So what is so special about my life that would drive me to write and publish to the world a blog about me? Who am I, you might want to know. I am a nobody in this world. A Google search would yield no results. Read on and you will know who I am and why I am who I am.

My name is K.W. I chose to use my initials for the fear of reprisal. The world you and I live in is a cruel one and I would not want to risk my life and get bashed in the streets. I am a freelance journalist or a media practitioner, as those with an obsession for big names would like to say. I also engage small business activities. 'So what?' you might ask. That is not the reason for writing here today. The reason for writing today is to invite you to share and understand 'our' life. Yes our life, we who have been declared as a shame to mankind and the entire human race. You know who we are and you might be one of those who hates on us. I will not use those not so friendly terms you use to describe us, like queer, homos, fagots, or whatever! I will call us men and women of the alternative persuasion. Gay is a more universally accepted term which i might find myself using.

Welcome to our world and see how normal our lives are. The purpose of this blog is not to ask for sympathy, or gay rights, or legalization of same sex unions, but to show you how normal our lives are just as yours. You could as well be gay without knowing!

This blog will put you through the life of an ordinary Kenyan gay man, in a society where being of the alternative persuasion is a big crime. Well it isn't a crime and it’s perfectly normal as you will see. Let’s ride together.