Learning to live with the voices in my head

Learning to live with the voices in my head

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The gay Kenyan boyband star who refused to be defeated

Willis Chimano is one of Kenya’s biggest pop stars. With the boyband Sauti Sol, he’s won a string of awards and even danced with President Barack Obama. But behind the success, Chimano had a secret: being gay in a country where gay sex is criminalised and people who identify as L ...  Show more

Laughter saved me: the comedian turning tragedy into comedy

When she was 14, Krystal Evans survived a lethal house fire. Years later, to come to terms with what she’d experienced, she turned it into a stand-up show. The women in Krystal's family have always been funny, she says; her mother was no exception. But as well as being hilarious ...  Show more

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