Kenya court outlaws forced anal exams in landmark victory for gay rights.

Kenyan anti-gay activists led by church leaders and members of parliament shout slogans in front of the Supreme Court during an anti-gay demonstration in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, in 2015. (Photo: Dai Kurokawa, EPA)

Kenya’s Court of Appeal on Thursday ruled that the use of forced anal exams used to determine whether gay men engaged in sex is illegal.

The National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) took the case to court after two men were arrested in 2015 on suspicion of having sex.