Anti-gay promotion in Kenya is supported by U.S. religious extremists

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Following on reports of the mob beatings and killings in Africa of men suspected of being gay, Christian evangelists intending to stir up anti-gay sentiment are distributing images of prominent gay and lesbian rights activists in Kenya on posters accompanied by biblical texts in Swahili to rural parts of the country. The posters, calling homosexuals "Shogas" carry not only the images of gays and lesbians, but also a simulated drawing of two people engaged in anal sex in a circle with a line through it. The poster also includes contact information of the person, and biblical texts in