We've also been told since kitambo that behind every successful man there is a woman. What happens when you are gay? In the closet or otherwise, roho ya shoga ni ya shoga!! Who's behind these successful men, is it there well kept secrets or the make believe wives? And if it's the make believe wife, what the fuck is she doing there?
As gay men of this generation and the one before, we've been told way too many times about how same gender loving is evil. We shall all burn in hell for our heathen ways..... blah! blah! blah!. what's so freaking wrong with a man being by our side as we climb the career ladder. Even as a gay business man we have to hide your love life while others or rather the straights flaunt there's..... its not fair.
"Whose fault is it?" I ask. Everyones! Our forefathers for not knowing any better, colonizers for the lies they told, our parents for the conditional love and most of all, us for not being more brave.
Presently, if you are a young kenyan gay kenyan, it is in vogue to act straight or be it in public. But do we ever stop to think of the chains we are putting on our future? "The future". We should be preparing our peers for a time when a fag in charge, can show up at the end-of-year work party with his man by his side.
Atleast, there's hope some 87 years from now when all our fabulosity and that of our sons and daughters is six feet under, when cds are collector items, KICC will be yet another wonder of the world from sisi Wakenya. When the likes of Oduor and Mutua, will hold hands in public and kiss each other as they come out of their State House residence.