The leading organizer of an LGBTQ+ protest in England was Kwaku Darkwah Kyei-Darkwah, the son of famed Ghanaian broadcaster Kwasi Kyei-Darkwah, also known as KKD.
He organized a peaceful march in his capacity as a sales executive and stylist for well-known fashion labels with the goal of fostering LGBTQ community confidence and pushing the public to accept their presence because they are here to stay.
In November 2017, Kwaku Darkwah Kyei-Darkwah disclosed his sexual orientation in an exhaustive article revealing that he has been gay since primary school.
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”The moment I realised I was gay happened in primary school. Someone called me gay as an insult and I responded with ‘so what?’ I was totally fine with it, but others weren’t and that was when the discomfort and shame with my sexuality started,” he told intomore.com.
He was featured on the website alongside other gay models with African backgrounds on issues they face as queer people of colour.
“Living under my parents’ roof, I was constantly hiding. I’d get home from school and be incredibly quiet, helpful and obedient. I stayed in my room most of the time. I was playing the role of the ‘ideal son’ so I could just skate by unnoticed. It wasn’t until I was no longer living at home that I started to realise I wasn’t anyone or anything I’d known so far in my life,” he said.
“I went through a lot of ups and downs, trying out new ways of dressing, trying out new friendship groups, and reinventing myself over and over again. I realise I did this because I was still trying to fit in a box – the stylish black guy, the cool and macho black guy, the femme, flamboyant and fun black guy. None worked because there is a lot more to me (and any person for that matter) than a stereotype. I am now very comfortable with my sexuality because I don’t feel I need to conform to anyone image,” he added.