One day, in 2009 a group of friends talked about forming an entertaining chorus or music group. They threw around ideas but we left things to go on a burner as it were. Other issues needed to be dealt with. 12 people had HIV and needed care in form of transport and nutrition support. 24 had housing issues and 170 needed to be part of a social support network in which they could express their needs. Among the members with whom we were discussing was Eric Lubega Ngobi who also goes by the name Ivan. Fast forward, the year is 2014, a team has just arrived in Kenya and is going through a locational cultural shock. No more familiar places like it was in Uganda! From that time on, it was new culture, new way of doing things, new languages, not many familiar faces. Even the Kenyans who studied in Uganda were distant. Perhaps because this particular group had come out as LGBTIQQ. Friends were far and apart. People relied on handouts and sex work. They also relied on well wisher...
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