The recent draconian anti-gay law passed in Uganda, is part of a growing anti-gay sentiment in East Africa. In Kenya, a recent Supreme Court ruling against a petition seeking to bar LGBTQ lobbying groups, sparked widespread condemnation including from the attorney general, who has vowed to challenge the verdict. Now some in the LGBTQ community are voicing their concerns on what is happening. “I fail to understand why I should be denied my rights” says one Kenyan woman who is a lesbian. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES