Article 1WJPJ Google invites Kenyan anti-gay activist to Web Rangers conference

Google invites Kenyan anti-gay activist to Web Rangers conference

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Sam Thielman in New York
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Ezekiel Mutua has gained notoriety for banning music and films he feels 'promotes homosexuality' in Kenya, where homosexuality is illegal

Google has invited a Kenyan government official and anti-gay activist to its Web Rangers conference in Mountain View, California, even sponsoring his visa.

Ezekiel Mutua, who is the head of the Kenyan film classification board (KCFB), gained notoriety this year for banning from the country's servers local band Art Attack's cover of the Macklemore gay marriage anthem Same Love, saying it "promotes homosexuality" in Kenya, where homosexuality is illegal.

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