It goes without saying that a good number of university students are engaged in romantic relationships. Vocabularies such as love and heartbreaks will not miss in a typical conversation among the campus youngsters.
However, a section of campus students feels misunderstood and misjudged because they engage in same-sex relationships.
A young lady from Moi University explains why her fellow comrades shouldn't be too quick to judge them.
The student opines that lesbianism is on the rise in universities, noting that this is the case because more female students are beginning to be open about their sexuality.
“One thing people don’t understand is the fact that we are not lesbians because we forced ourselves into it. We are lesbians because that’s who we are. I mean it’s not our fault that we don’ like men. And we cannot also at the same time force ourselves to fall in love with men. So in my opinion, lesbianism is on the rise because women are becoming more real to themselves,” said the third year student who sought anonymity.
Some of the ladies at the campus believe there is nothing wrong with one exploring their sexuality to see which side she falls on.
“Personally I am straight but with that said, I don’t see anything wrong with ladies exploring their sexuality to realise who they are comfortable with. If being with someone of the same sex is what makes the lady happy so be it. I think lesbianism might be on the rise because ladies have decided to settle on what makes them happy rather than what the society demands,” Riziki Atieno said.
Atieno's sentiments were echoed by Faith Chepng'etich who said though lesbianism is not freely welcomed in the African society, ladies are nowadays settling for what makes them happy and comfortable.
“Some ladies have a bad history with men, probably they were abused sexually and as such, they have lost trust in them. While in first year, I had a close friend who had been abused while in high school. She was then enrolled for guiding and counselling sessions but she gradually lost interest in men. So when she came to campus, she was more into ladies than men. She told me she prefers to date a fellow lady because she can no longer trust men,” said Chepng’etich a third year student.
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