East African Observer
January 03, 2012
A Kenya-based gay publication is shedding new light on the nation’s clandestine gay and bisexual male population, members of which are being lured into Arab Gulf-based trafficking rings where they end up as sex slaves for the wealthy.
As reported by Identity, many gay and bisexual men from university campuses — particularly from Kenyatta University — have been transported to labor as sex workers for men in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. According to the magazine, many victims have been fooled into the trap by false promises of high-paying jobs, sadly not a difficult task for the traffickers given Kenya’s soaring unemployment rate.
Cracking down on the practice is made more difficult given the destination countries such as Qatar, which reportedly remains on the U.S. Department of State watch lists for showing no progress in identifying victims of trafficking, lack appropriate legislation.
Read more: Kenya’s Men Being Trafficked In Arab Gulf Sex Trade
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