LGBTQ+

She had seen the initials before but could only figure out the L and G part. The rest she always said she would search but it always evaded her mind till it could no more. So for those like her who had no clue~ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Question or Queer, Plus.

As she stood selling her Kisii golden avocados by the roadside her friend, say XYZ came by with another friend of his say ABC. Introductions were done and they got into the nitty-gritty of knowing each other. She found ABC to be a very interesting character. Apart from him promising to pen her a love song, there is this little detail about him that sparked a curiosity in her. ABC loathes universities. He prefers colleges or no higher education at all~story for another day.

So what prompted her to finally sit and search?

XYZ: (to ABC) Si yule ni ule boy anajifanya dem? ~Ain’t that the boy that pretends to be a lady?

ABC: Oh yeah,ni yeye. ~ Oh yeah,it’s him/her.

She: (Surprised) What do you mean a guy who pretends to be a lady.

XYZ: There he is,look,by the grocery vendor.

She: (Looking at the vendor only to see the back of a medium height character dressed in a cream shirt and pair of trousers. From the shape of the body she could only think the character to be a lady.) I don’t see any guy!

ABC: Oh yeah, that’s because he acts like a lady. He’s coming, look. Or even listen to her voice. (She /he turns to leave the vendor with some other lady).

She:(You, of course, know where she had to look first in the quest to confirm their allegations. And yeah, they seemed to be in place though small).

XYZ:(Nudging her and kinda whispering) Look. (As the two headed past them).

She:(Looks at him/her shyly fearing to be noticed by him/her.Tuns her neck to get a better look).

XYZ:(Disgusted) Look at how he moves his butt! Who does that?

She:(In his/her defense) C’mon guys,what prove do you have that he/she is not a lady? She/he looks as lady as one can possibly get. Shape, features and even voice, she/he got them all.

ABC/XYZ:(Irritated and disgusted) Trust us,we know.

She: Oh yeah? How?

XYZ: So there is this friend of ours, UVW. Alimkatia akaingia box.~was interested in her and sexually vibed her. So they went to his place. On undressing, UVW found that there were two similar reproductive parts in the room.

She:(I don’t know about you but she could not help it,she broke down laughing at the mention of UV W’s discovery!) Haahhahhaahah. Wait a minute, how old is your friend, is he a student? Why is he having sex?

XYZ: Ni mkubwa.~ old enough. Don’t know, last I checked he was in high school.

She: (Cautioning the two.) Hope you know that’s very wrong. Sex is an activity for the married.

XYZ: Yeah.(Getting back to UVW). Aliamka akampa mabare.~stood up and made sure his palms heavily landed on his/her cheeks),

She: (Feeling sorry for him/her) Oh no! That’s ugly.

XYZ: Ugly ni wewe, hata mimi naeza muekelea vibaya sana akijaribu kunikujia.~Nonsense, I would also do the same, she/he better not cross my path.

She: Seriously, why would you do that. Yeah, I know this is not as common here in Africa, specifically Kenya but you just can’t go about assaulting anyone who identifies with the LGBTQ Community!

XYZ: Manze mimi hii story inanibore, tuongelelee risto ingine.~Please, this whole issue irritates me, can we please talk about something else? Niko na game kesho, si ukam uniwatch?~ I have a game morrow, why not come watch me?

She:(Thinking about the proposal. A customer approaches her Kisii golden avocados. Moves to attend to him).

XYZ:(Saying his goodbyes) Le us go this way and check on the shoes for the match that we left at a cobbler.

She:(To ABC) Next we meet I want that love song.

She/ABC:(Smiling at each other as both ABC and XYZ take their leave.) Sema customer.~attending to the customer.

After closing up, few minutes past 9 PM she gets home and searches more about LGBTQ+.