Binyavanga Wainaina Quotes
What is astonishing is that globalised technology, like Whatsapp and Viber, really gives a lot of leeway to negotiating spaces and to keeping one's identity. So people are able to be more receptive as a gay community to be part of an environment that is going to challenge the law.
Topics
Social Media
Community Empowerment
Legal Reform
Gay Community
Cultural Acceptance
Digital Communication
Digital Freedom
Global Connectivity
Identity Expression
Identity Negotiation
LGBTQ+ Identity
LGBTQ+ Rights, LGBTQ Rights
Legal Challenges
Online Communities
Social Empowerment
Social Inclusion
Citations
Smith, David. "Binyavanga Wainaina: 'I knew I didn't want to come out in the New Yorker'." The Guardian, Guardian News & Media, 24 Jan. 2014.
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Kenneth Binyavanga Wainaina was a Kenyan author, journalist and 2002 winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing. In April 2014, Time magazine included Wainaina in its annual TIME 100 as one of the "Most Influential People in the World".