Est. 2025 · Nairobi, Kenya "Stories told honestly. Lives lived fully. Art made freely." Vol. I · Issue 01
Narrative · Education · Art · Presence

One
queer
voice.
Every story.

Bambi is a one-person platform — stories from a queer Kenyan life, educational writing, a collective stage for queer artists, and events that bring people together.

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Nairobi · 2025 · Bambi archive
"Visibility is not vanity. It is evidence that we exist — for every young queer Kenyan who needs to see it."
— Bambi
◈ New in The Collective
Zawadi M. — "What my body knew before I did" (poem + audio)
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■ Personal Essay · Featured

The morning I stopped performing straightness and what happened at breakfast

Bambi · 2 days ago
■ Coming Out

What my mother's silence taught me about love

She didn't say yes. She didn't say no. She made tea.
Bambi · 1 week ago
■ Faith

I prayed to be different. Then I stopped.

Bambi · 2 weeks ago
■ Identity

On being called a phase by someone who has known me thirty years

Bambi
■ Language

Writing queer in a language that doesn't have the words

Bambi
■ Community

Why I started talking about this in public

Bambi · 1 month ago
◈ The Collective — Queer Artists
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■ Poem
What my body knew before I did
Zawadi M. · Nairobi
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■ Dance
Unfolding — a movement piece in three parts
Ochieng K. · Kisumu
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■ Podcast
Soft Places Ep.3 — On chosen family
Amira S. · Mombasa
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■ Visual Art
Self-portrait series: before and after language
Njeri W. · Nairobi

"I tell my story because silence never protected anyone — and I am done being quiet."

■ Upcoming Events
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18
Jan
2026
■ Bambi's Talk · In Person

Storytelling as Survival: A Public Talk by Bambi

An evening of personal narrative, Q&A, and honest conversation about living queerly and openly in Kenya. Open to all.

Nairobi · Venue shared on registration · Free entry
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24
Jan
◈ Artist Event

Zawadi M. — Live Poetry Night

By Zawadi M.
Nairobi CBD · KES 500 entry
02
Feb
◈ Artist Event

Ochieng K. — Dance Showcase: Bodies That Remember

By Ochieng K.
Kisumu · Free entry
■ Education
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Know.
Understand.
Share.

Educational writing for queer Kenyans and the people who love them — honest, plain-spoken, grounded in lived experience.

01
What does it mean to come out in Kenya?
Context, complexity, and choices that are always yours.
02
Gender and sexuality — a plain guide
The terms, the distinctions, and why language matters.
03
Supporting a queer family member
Written for Kenyan families — not imported, not assumed.
Writing

"Every time I explain something clearly, I am pushing back against the lie that we are too complicated to understand."

— Bambi

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