'All I Am Is A HIV Virus,' Kenyan Gay Author Binyavanga Wainaina Rants!

Piece by: Grace Kerongo
Lifestyle

Controversial award winning author Binyavanga Wainaina is not one to mince his words. He says it as it is. During his Europe stay, some cabbie roughed him up in what he termed "racially" motivated.

Binyavanga took him to task. He posted the details of the unfortunate attack online.

The post went viral and the "racist" taxi driver got what was coming his way. In a recent post, Binyavanga takes head on the racism experienced in Germany, where he is currently staying. In the same post he also revealed that he is "HIV" positive.

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Binyavanga has revealed on his social media pages that he has a "pre-existing" ailment and as such, he hasn't received any help from the LGBT organisations in Europe. In a strongly worded post, he calls them out.
Bintavanga wrote,

"I am curious about something. I hear frequently that there is a lot of racism in the queer community in `Germany and France, AND most of Europe . I have been in Berlin for five months now, and all I have got to show for being an out gay african intellectual, independent, and not supported by any donor money is silence. NO single LGBT organization in Germany has seen fit to even acknowledge my presence in your country. All I am is a hiv virus. And all my engagement is about the fact that I need medication which costs 1000 euros in Germany, and my private insurance by DAAD doesn’t cover pre-existing conditions. Even friendships are hard to come by in the queer community here. And France where I will be for two weeks starting on the 29th."