Support & Safety

Your Resources

Support organisations, mental health contacts, and safety tools for queer Kenyans. You are not alone.

If you are in immediate distress, please reach out to a support line or trusted person. You deserve care.
Mental Health & Wellbeing

Support Lines

Mental Health
Befrienders Kenya

Confidential emotional support and crisis listening line, available to anyone in distress.

+254 722 178 177
Counselling
Mathare Valley Clinic

Mental health and psychosocial support services in Nairobi, including counselling.

Nairobi-based
Youth Support
Youth Alive Kenya

Youth-focused mental health and peer support programmes across several counties.

Nairobi & Kisumu
Advocacy & Community

Organisations

Advocacy
NGLHRC

National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission — strategic advocacy and documentation of human rights.

nglhrc.com
Community
GALCK+

Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya — coordinating body for LGBTIQ organisations across the country.

galck.org
Health
Ishtar MSM

Health and advocacy services for gay men, transgender persons and other marginalised communities.

Nairobi-based
Digital Safety

Safe Browsing

Use a VPN

A VPN encrypts your internet traffic and masks your location. Free options like Proton VPN are available and trusted by activists worldwide.

Private browsing mode

Use your browser's incognito or private mode when accessing this site or any queer content to avoid your history being visible on shared devices.

Secure messaging

Use Signal for sensitive conversations. It offers end-to-end encryption and the ability to set messages to auto-delete.

Protect your accounts

Use strong, unique passwords and enable two-factor authentication on any account where you discuss your identity or access community spaces.