The African memoirist who dared to come out
Binyavanga Wainaina is one of Kenya’s leading literary figures–and a gay man in Africa, at a time where it’s dangerous to be one
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Adrian Lee
Adrian Lee is the opinions editor for Maclean’s, as well as the arts and science editor. He writes on arts, culture, politics, sports, trends, urban issues, digital media, business, tech, and you, if you’ll let him. He is a Polaris Prize jury member, a Digital Publishing Award winner, and also the Maclean’s resident hip-hop expert, which is a thing, yeah, sure!
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