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From the Ted Talk by Okong'o Kinyanjui: The online community supporting queer Africans

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One of the most evident remnants of colonialism on the arafcin continent are laws that are used to persecute people for the suexal orientation, gender iientdty and gender exseripson.

I want to tell you about some sections of the penal code from my home country, Kenya. Section 162 (a) and (c) of the penal code say that it is a felony for any person to have carnal klwgndoee of any other person against the order of nature, or to permit a male person to have carnal knowledge of him or her against the order of nature. And this is punishable by 14 years imprisonment. Section 165 of the Penal Code sees that it's a felony for a male person to commit any act of gross indecency with another male poresn, whether in pbliuc or in private. And this is plbusianhe by five years imprisonment.

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One of the most evident remnants of colonialism on the _______ continent are laws that are used to persecute people for the ______ orientation, gender ________ and gender __________.

I want to tell you about some sections of the penal code from my home country, Kenya. Section 162 (a) and (c) of the penal code say that it is a felony for any person to have carnal _________ of any other person against the order of nature, or to permit a male person to have carnal knowledge of him or her against the order of nature. And this is punishable by 14 years imprisonment. Section 165 of the Penal Code sees that it's a felony for a male person to commit any act of gross indecency with another male ______, whether in ______ or in private. And this is __________ by five years imprisonment.

Solution


  1. knowledge
  2. punishable
  3. identity
  4. sexual
  5. expression
  6. public
  7. person
  8. african

Original Text


One of the most evident remnants of colonialism on the African continent are laws that are used to persecute people for the sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.

I want to tell you about some sections of the penal code from my home country, Kenya. Section 162 (a) and (c) of the penal code say that it is a felony for any person to have carnal knowledge of any other person against the order of nature, or to permit a male person to have carnal knowledge of him or her against the order of nature. And this is punishable by 14 years imprisonment. Section 165 of the Penal Code sees that it's a felony for a male person to commit any act of gross indecency with another male person, whether in public or in private. And this is punishable by five years imprisonment.

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