Faith Diversity and End of #16DaysOfActivism – Board Chair’s Speech

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Together, we must call upon everyone to speak out

Together, we must call upon everyone to speak out against all forms of violence. Violence against women, men , non-binary persons, transgender persons is not inevitable; it is preventable. Tell your families, friends, communities, and workplaces that it's time to invest in ending Gender-Based violence. #GSMInclusion #CompassionInAction

@pemakenya participated in this year's SGM women l

@pemakenya participated in this year's SGM women leadership forum in Johanesburg organized by Pan Africa Ilga to equip SGM women in Africa with knowledge on leadership, Power and organization to build a powerful SGM women network. #gsmimclusion #CompassionInAction

Today, Pema Kenya was amongst other Living The Dr

Today, Pema Kenya was amongst other Living The Dream implementing East Africa partners visiting the @positive_vibes_trust offices in Capetown.

#GSMImclusion #CompassionInAction

This year @pemakenya is glad to be nominated for t

This year @pemakenya is glad to be nominated for the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER AWARDS by @defenderske to celebrate outstanding achievements in the defense and promotion of human rights in Kenya shall take place on 8 December 2023.
Creating a place of solace for Gender and Sexual Minorities is important. No human being should be excluded and denied their rights as is sadly the case for Gender and Sexual Minorities in Kenya.
#GSMInclusion #CompassionInAction #hrdawardske

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PEMA Kenya (A Place of Solace) is a membership-based organisation founded in 2008 whose work is premised upon creating an enabling environment for its members and the general population to thrive.

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#pridemonth2023 #lgbtiq #GSMInclusion #CompassionInAction #Peace #LoveInRevolution

What is the theme for Pride Month 2023?
Pride Month 2023's theme is "Peace, Love Revolution," which represents the importance of peace and love in society. The LGBTQIA+ community has always been at the forefront of fighting for civil rights, and this year's theme reflects that.

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#GSMInclusion #compassioninaction #inclusion #lgbtiq #acceptance #loverevolution
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#pridemonth #pride #lgbtiq #inclusion #CompassionInAction #Peace #loverevolution
The year 2023 marks a huge land mark in the fight for equality by the LGBTQI+ community in Kenya given the ruling by the supreme court that allowed for groups that affiliated with the queer communities to stay legally registered. This announcement however brought forth strong opposers who chose to remain ignorant. The theme for this year’s pride is Peace and Love Revolution. Pema Kenya is intentional about empowering its members with knowledge on how to care for themselves as they navigate a community riddled with homophobia. Every human being has some deep-rooted potential that can be achieved only once the individual natures his sense of self-worth. Teaching our members to Prioritize their mental health allows for them to heal through their triggers and learn how to engage with Homophobic individuals and structures from a place of love, leading by examples in creating a society that is just and fair to all.

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#EssentialServiceProviders #LGBTIQ #UtuBaraza #Dialougue
Essential Service Providers include Healthcare workers, Law Enforcers, Local administrators, Community Leaders, Religious Leaders etc. We engaged these different groups through Utu Baraza in the County of Mombasa. We have seen more acceptance and messages of inclusion from these dialogues.

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#PFLAGs #LGBTIQ #Acceptance #Inclusion
The Parents & Friends of Lesbians And Gays [Queers] (PFLAGs) engagement resulted to mutual understanding between the GSM and families, reduced stigma and discrimination in their family settings, and the PFLAGS are now openly speaking about inclusivity and acceptance of the GSM not just within families but also in different other platforms and as well reaching out to other families and friends of the GSM community.
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#HSOP #ILM #LGBTIQ #QueersOfFaith #pemakenya
Hearts Set On Pilgrimage [HSOP] & Integrated Leadership Module [ILM] are methodologies tailored to assist the LGBTIQ community to reconcile their faith and sexuality. From these feedback, we can note that both the Christian and Muslim GSM's have resolved the internal conflict on faith and sexuality and have the capacity to engage faith leaders and other community leaders in dialogues that expands safe spaces for the GSM community and coexistence in the society.
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THE TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE CREW (Double TD Crew)

An experiment of getting non-NGO to the narrative change work by engaging high level stakeholders/duty bearers i.e Law Enforcers, Judicial Officers, Faith Leaders, Health Care workers in the seeking inclusion of Gender and Sexual Minority person.

This experiment was carried out in 5 weeks and laid foundation of important conversations that we seek to continue with them towards effectively systemic changes.
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Supported by Funders Initiative for Civil Society [FICS] and GLOBAL DIALOGUE
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#ubuntu #ukhuwah #lgbtq #homosexuality #islam #utur
In this video, Imam Muhsin Hendricks highlights some aspects of Ubuntu/Ukhuwwa and the Bible / Quran that actually challenge us to rethink our perception towards GSM persons in our community. While there has been an emphasis on the community in Ubuntu/Ukhuwwa, Imam Muhsin critically thinks that the individual is not completely excluded. Similarly, at the heart of our revolutionary faiths and attested both in the Old, New Testaments and the Quran, is the charge to protect the vulnerable (Exodus:12:49, 22:21-22; Lk.4:18-22)(Quran: 4:75).

Ubuntu/Ukhuwwa is the idea that no one can be healthy when the community is sick. The concept teaches us that I am human only because you are human. If I undermine your humanity, I dehumanize myself (Yamamoto 1997:52). Allah is in service of the servant as long as the servant is in service of others - (Hadith Sunan At-Tirmidhi Book 46, Hadith 19).

Ubuntu/Ukhuwwa is the interdependence of persons for the exercise, development, and fulfilment of their potential to be both individuals and community (Battle (2009:2).

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