Binyavanga Wainaina has lit up the internet after he revealed his plans to walk down the aisle with a fellow man. Although it is against the law to be gay in Kenya, the vocal activist has never shunned controversy. It is interesting to note that many of us do not know much about this man. Here are four interesting things you didn’t know about him.
1. He is HIV positive
Binyavanga is among the authors who have come out openly to confess that they are HIV positive. He has maintained that the condition will not stop him from living a happy life.
2. He started being gay at the age of five
The renowned activist confessed that she start showing gay tendencies when he was five years. “I am five when I close my self into a vague happiness that asks for nothing much from anybody. Absent-minded. Sweet. I am grateful for all love. I give it more than I receive it, often,” he wrote on africasacountry.com blog.
“I can be selfish. I masturbate a lot, and never allow myself to crack and grow my heart. I touch no men. I read books. I love my dad so much, my heart is learning to stretch. I am a homosexual, ” he adds.
3. He has won several writing awards
Binyavanga has won several awards because of his writing skills. He is very creative and talented at the same time. Hate him or love him, he says what he likes in his works. He is planning to settle down with a man who hails from Nigeria. The name of the man is, however, yet to be disclosed.
4. His ‘wife’ to be is HIV Positive
The man the author is also HIV positive. However, details about his remain scanty at the moment. We are not sure how the two met up to this time.
5. He once worked with Standard Media Group
Binyavanga has worked with several media houses in the country. He once worked Standard Media Group. He was known for his great contribution to the media before he decided to leave.