Sex and the City of Nairobi: One positive transgender story

Issued on: 01/04/2015 - 16:18

As the third and final part of our series 'sex and the city' which looks at sexuality in Kenya, RFI spoke to a couple that left Uganda to make a new start in Nairobi.

Cleo is the first East African to undergo gender reassignment surgery publically. Nelson is her partner. Brenna Daldorph

By: Brenna Daldorph

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