The "To Revolutionary Type Love" project is inspired by love.
It is a toast to revolutionary love, is essentially an act of love, and celebrates love through the spectrum of the LGBTQIA. This project uniquely illustrates rainbow love on kangas* using symbols unique to the triumphs of the queer movement in each country around the world.
*These symbols and words of rainbow love are creatively designed on a "kanga/khanga," which is an East African traditional cotton cloth decoratively printed in bold designs with a Swahili saying or message included. The khanga is often shared with others as a gift or used in celebratory events such as weddings to honour the couple, guests or the occasion.
If that was not all, the "To Revolutionary Type Love" project also invited six photographers to share their interpretation of love in the lives of our diverse Kenyan spectrum of the LGBTQIA. Imagine, instances of love captured on film. Love seen, acknowledged and celebrated, a rare moment for many around the world.
All this could not have been possible without the support from Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, The Heinrich Boll Stiftung East & Horn of Africa, and The Goethe Institut Nairobi.
That said, the work continues to this day and you can follow the "To Revolutionary Type Love" journey on IG @trtlkangalove for more! #StayTuned