LGBTQ+ groups across Africa are launching their own church services in a bid to turn religion from a tool of persecution into a source of empowerment. And they heavily rely on small-scale financial support from Canadian LGBTQ organizations. Their work is more crucial than ever as priests and imams across Kenya have been at the forefront of campaigning for proposed legislation that would drastically reduce rights for gender and sexual minorities. The Canadian Press has prepared a map locating the Kenyan cities of Kisumu, Nairobi and Mombasa. The graphic accompanies Travers-LGBTQ-Religion