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Kenya and Sarah Ombija

Sarah Ombija: My rookie year working in the Downtown Eastside, according to Globe and Mail. My rookie year having my son be able to hear Arriving in Toronto from Kenya, where being gay is considered unnatural, immoral and taboo, Sarah Ombija was able to live openly as a bisexual woman for the first time this year. Homosexuality remains criminalized in Kenya, where same-sex sexual acts can be punished with a maximum penalty of 14 year imprisonment. In August, a bill advocating for life imprisonment for gay sex acts among Kenyans and death by stoning for foreigners was struck down. people are routinely harassed, extorted and attacked. Ombija, a 35-year-old fashion designer and gay-rights activist, spoke with The Globe about living in secret in Nairobi and coming out in Toronto. MY My rookie year playing in the NBA (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.