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Could you be a bit more specific when you say Kigali is "safe"? Is it safe for me to move to as a woman? Is it safe for me to bring my wife and kids? These t
by heterogenic 13y ago
Could you be a bit more specific when you say Kigali is "safe"?
Is it safe for me to move to as a woman? Is it safe for me to bring my wife and kids? These things are often relative.
- nicpottier 13y agoYes and yes. My business partner, Eric, moved his family here, two young kids and his wife. Moving at night, even as a woman is very safe and commonplace in most parts of Kigali. It really is ridiculously safe here by any standard. As an example, I am much less concerned about female friends of mine walking around alone at night in Kigali than I am my neighborhood back home in Seattle. (granted I lived in the CD which is higher crime, but still)
- heterogenic 13y agoSorry, I should have been more clear... Is it safe for me, a woman, to visit there with my wife and kids? We've ruled out most of Africa in our globe trotting, but have really missed it.
- nicpottier 13y agoAh, sorry, yes I missed that distinction. Neighboring Uganda is very much not a great place to be for same sex couples. I do not believe Rwanda has any laws against homosexuality, but honestly you don't see it very openly here. It is still very conservative. I would say if you are visiting it wouldn't be a problem, definitely wouldn't worry from a safety point of view. If you were planning on moving here then I honestly probably wouldn't recommend it, not because of safety, but just that you would be going against the grain.
- enewcomer 13y agoAs I'm sure you already know, gay rights have a long, long way to go in the region. If I were gay, it probably wouldn't be at the top of my list :(