Premiered on 9 Mar 2026 Kisses From Kenya

EPISODE 6: Global Erasures

Visible and invisible at the same time - that's the reality of being an American in Kenya, a queer person in a Global South country, a diaspora voice in a conversation that keeps getting shaped by people who aren't in the room. Vuyanzi and Brendan get into who gets heard, who gets quoted, and who gets quietly cut from the story.

In this episode:

• Whose America Is It Anyway? - the Global North's track record of telling LGBTQ+ people in Africa what their liberation should look like, and why that's a problem
• Deep Dive: Vuyanzi on diaspora political participation, being an outsider within global activism, and what "performative listening" actually costs; Brendan on queer erasure inside global organisations, including what's happening at the Rotary Club
• Joint reflection - how do you stay loud without being exoticised? What does real cross-border solidarity look like versus the version that gets press releases?
• Culture Clash Hotline - African men, cold coffee, and the audacity of timing
• Queer & Black Joy - Brendan got taken on a date; Vuyanzi is reclaiming her daytime and letting the nightlife wait

Democrats Abroad Kenya | LGBTQ Africa | Global South queer rights | Diaspora voting abroad | Black diaspora podcast | Queer expat Kenya | Global North Global South | American abroad Nairobi | Rotary Club queer inclusion

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