Browsing by Author "Ndiinu, Lydiah W."

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    Intersection of Culture, Ecclesia, and Transgender Persons Navigating Identity, Beliefs, and Acceptance
    (Jumuga Journal of Education, Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOSHS), 2023) Ndiinu, Lydiah W.; Musya, Justus Katoo
    Transgender persons in Kenya, Africa and the world continue to face discrimination in various facets of their lifetimes, which has negative impacts on their wellbeing. This is evident right from their respective homes, among their neighbourhoods, in educational institutions, in public and social places, and in their workplaces. The Church, as a public and social place, is crucial for the wellbeing of individuals, communities, and society in general, including transgender persons. In addition, Kenyan citizens practise various cultures and traditions, alongside other faiths that they have earned their conversion, with majority practising Christianity, followed by Islam, and other religions. These African cultures and traditions are integral in socialisation at the community level, given the fact that, by and large, it still ‘takes a village to raise up a child’. As such, discrimination of transgender persons in the Church and in the local African cultures and traditions does not bode well for the wellbeing of these transgender persons. That said, there is need for the above trio to embrace transgender persons as Christ embraced all, and as African cultures and traditions also embraced different genders and sexualities. This will serve to demonstrate a workable and/or logical intersection of love, inclusivity and community. This research article utilizes an extensive review of literature to arrive at the key points. Analysis of these key points has been done in our bid to understand the intersection between the trios.
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    Investigation of Forms of Discrimination Experienced by the Transgender Community in Kenya and their Impact: A Case of Nairobi County
    (Daystar University, School of Arts and Social Sciences, 2023) Ndiinu, Lydiah W.
    For this study, transgender people refer to people who have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from their assigned sex or a person whose gender identity, outward appearance, expression and or anatomy does not fit into conventional expectations of either male or female. In this study, the term transgender will also encompass gender non-conforming persons. This study was guided by the following general objective, to investigate the forms of discrimination experienced by the transgender community in Kenya and their impact, specific to Nairobi County, and the following specific objectives which is to investigate the copying strategies of persons who have undergone transgender, to assess the impact of discrimination among persons who have undergone transgender in Nairobi, to investigate the coping strategies of persons who have undergone transgender among the transgender community in Nairobi. The study adopted gender theory, queer theory, and trans theory, Data was collected using questionnaire, the target popolution was Persons aged 18 years and above. A sample of 60 participants was selected randomly, the study employed qualitative method and quantitative method was analyzed using SPSS 26 Version and the results revealed that there was indeed discrimination amongst trans-gender people living in Nairobi the study recommended that the National Government and the County Government of Nairobi should promote the inclusion of everyone in all spheres of life that is social, economic and political, without bias, including gender bias, as enshrined in the constitutionthere.