More than 10 years ago, Denis Nzioka stepped up to represent the LGBT+I community, whose voice was still non-existent in Kenya. He was the first gay man to be interviewed on TV without the benefit of anonymity. He had to face threats, intimidations as well as an assassination attempt, all coming from within a Kenyan …
After the overwhelming number of comments from Twitter users calling for a straight pride, we thought we would indulge them and imagine a scenario where straight pride was a thing. At that oh-so-joyful time of the year, banners in the street would be hung up to commemorate the fact that heterosexual people have never been …
The first time I stepped inside ‘Syd and Mallory’s’ bright green Emporium, I was engulfed in a whole other psychedelic world. Left was right and up was down. Literally. A pair of crossed legs sat sassily on a chair near the ceiling and artificial grass grew in the shop window. Colourful t-shirts and sweatshirts hung …
Do you know why June is Pride Month? We put together a video to fill you in on big part of the LGBT+ history. Happy Pride from everyone at BENDER!
Conor Arnot, 21, started identifying as bisexual two years ago and yet most people assume that his relationship with Kate, his girlfriend, now makes him straight. That is absolutely not the case. Bisexuality does not boil down to being sometimes straight or gay. It’s not a role-play game. “If you happen to be dating a …
