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Hate killings of black lesbians in South Africa: 2008 to 2018
The second part of an edited extract from Femicide in South Africa (Kwela) by Nechama Brodie lists the names of black lesbians who were murdered, allegedly because of their…
A mother fights queer bias
Her daughter was murdered but she finds peace by helping parents accept their LGBTI children
Mothers pit prayer against killings
‘We’ve come to pray in this park because this is where the bodies of our children are always dumped, in the veld’
African LGBTI pride is unstoppable
Even in the continent’s most hate-filled spots, there have been irreversible gains.
Brutal murder of lesbian activist condemned
The murder of a lesbian activist who was stoned and stabbed to death is part of an "epidemic" of hate crimes against gays, Human Rights Watch says.
South Africans decry rapes of lesbians
Rights activists are speaking out against rapes targeting lesbians in South Africa.
Five arrested for murder of former Banyana player
Five men have been arrested in connection with the murder and rape of a former Banyana Banyana player, East Rand police said on Tuesday. Police spokesperson Johannes Ramphora…