Rwanda recognizes LGBTQ relationships in new youth book
The Rwandan government has recognized same-sex relationships in a newly launched book for adolescents and young people who are under 24-years-old.
The Comprehensive Sexuality Education Toolkit titled “Amahitamo Yanjye” (“My Choice”) in the country’s Kinyarwanda language seeking to curb teenage pregnancies recognizes and promotes education about homosexuality and other sexual orientations.
The book is largely written in Kinyarwanda with limited English translations and states that there is no relationship between gender and sex in exploring gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation, among other topics.
To recognize the existence of gay and lesbian relationships, the toolkit uses the “genderbread person” tool to educate young people.
