A Kenyan Gay man who was tired of hiding his sexual life has eloped to Sweden and married a man.
Eric Wangai
A Kenyan man, Eric Wangai has begged his family after he eloped to Sweden and married another man early December 2016.
According to Ghafla Kenya, a family member revealed that Ricky (his
nickname) has been a gay for long but always managed to hide under the
umbrella of having girlfriends hence not blowing up his cover.
Eventually he got tired of living a lie and came out of the closet
revealing his true colours to his family and friends. His mother was
devastated and would cry and pray for him while his dad threatened to
curse him if he wouldn’t change.
”We even thought he was possessed with demons” he added.
It was gathered that Ricky has always been attracted to men since
childhood but the attraction became unbearable when he was in Form 2
aged 16 yrs. He knew his family could not be okay with his status so he
had no otherwise but to act normal although not for long. Minorities
like Ricky end up running away from their homes and society for fear of
wrath from friends, family & society.
At a tender age Ricky could get attracted to boys even romantically
and he did not see anything wrong at all. At some point in his life he
faced a lot of challenges from society due to his status. He got ignored
and isolated and even rejected by religious groups especially the
Rastafarians with whom he subscribed to.
He finally met this Swedish guy whom accepted him and loved him,
and treated him with respect that he felt reborn. There was no need to
hide anymore and so the first thing he did was to break up with his
longtime girlfriend whom he had been seeing for over 5 years.
“Of course she felt betrayed and devastated but the decision had to be made” Ricky said when we called him up.
“Actually By I coming out I have lost many friends, lost
family, lost freedom, lost social gatherings and some good opportunities
but fortunately I have gained myself I have given out my shadow
identity and I have gained my real identity, have gained peace true
love, gained power to myself and I know I will liberate many, my soul is
full of peace, joy and strength and it’s all courtesy of this man” He further said.
Unfortunately he will be keeping this man private for a while….he just wants him to himself.
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