News - National | 2023-03-25 . OVAHERERO traditionalists say there is no place for gay men in their men's peer groups. This comes after an openly gay man claims he was removed from the group because of his sexual orientation.Kennedy Kandjii, an outspoken activist based in the United Kingdom (UK), has been vocal about his experience on various social media platforms. Various Ovaherero traditional experts, however, say the peer groups cannot accommodate gay individuals.The age-old Ovaherero practice of traditional peer groupings has been thrown into the limelight, with members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and other (LGBTQI+) community saying they are being excluded from the circle.

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