Transgender Kenya Stories with Resonance

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has condemned the State of Romania for demanding proof for sex reassignment surgery from transgender people applying to change gender marks in their identification documents. This is a big win among transgender people who advocate for use of gender identity, instead of genitalia, …

In 2019, the Transgender Education and Advocacy (TEA) conducted a study on evaluating levels of public acceptance  of transgender people in Kenya. This is the first study in Africa on the subject. Some key findings of the study include: There are high levels of anti-transgender and transphobia in Kenya Among …

TEA seeks a capable Research Officer to steer her research initiatives.  Transgender and cisgender Kenyans are invited to apply.   CLICK TO DOWNLOAD

Transgender people require a change of name and sex marker (male or female) in their official documents while undergoing or after undergoing sex reassignment. Failure to have amendments of these particulars put their lives in danger and places barriers to accessing services. This is the judgment of a bench in …

Transgender people require competent health care services as part of their sex transitions. Such include psychotherapy, hormone replacement therapy and sex reassignment surgery. Sadly, Kenya’s medical training curriculum do not provide adequate training to medical practitioners on these. Learn more on the basics of transgender gender affirming care.

Transgender people exist and live in Kenya. Take a minute or two to learn about some of the issues affecting transgender people in Kenya.

Transgender Kenyans win big league in the struggle for legal recognition and protection. The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) to set aside the decision of Kenya’s High Court.   The world needs to address the real challenges of transgender people. Join us to …

Laws of Kenya – The Penal Code   Learn more about the penal code Chapter 63 laws of Kenya Note that: The penal code DOES NOT criminalize: a. Transgender people b. Gay and lesbian people c. So called “LGBTI” people d. Gender identity e. Sexual orientation   The penal code …

TEA is undertaking an exploratory cross-sectional study to examine perceptions and attitudes held by members of the public towards transgender persons. TEA is therefore looking for highly motivated persons with a keen attention to details, accuracy and data validity to fill 4 positions as data collectors. The data collectors will …

Transgender is an umbrella term for persons whose gender identity, gender expression, or behavior does not conform to that typically associated with the sex to which they were assigned at birth.