LGBTQ+ South Africans Resist War on Queerness as Activists Demand Justice After Killings
Recent murders of LGBTQ+ South Africans have spurred calls for urgent government action.
By Kim Harrisberg
SEBOKENG, South Africa, May 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) Three months ago, Chippa Mohanoe s fiancée was stabbed in the neck and killed in front of their neighbours in South Africa s Sebokeng township.
Every day since, Mohanoe had to push past his fear of a repeat punishment for being transgender, hoping a high profile will stifle the homophobia that he says killed his fiancée and at least seven other LGBT+ South Africans in recent months.
Conrad Bornman
If the ACDP mobilises Christians into opposing pro-LGBTI policy, it would have confronted their complacency for allowing godlessness (not unConstitutionality) in South Africa, writes
Siya Khumalo
The ACDP and other stakeholders appeal to the Bible, religion, and culture when discussing aspects of the Hate Crimes Bill and the Western Cape Education Department s draft policy on gender identity and sexual identity.
While policy can contain religion, it s difficult to have policy sponsored or contained by religion. Faith is rarely practiced consistently even by its adherents. What instead happens is one group (eg LGBTI people) is picked on for civil marginalisation by believers who, while hypocritically violating less popular rules, use the marginalised group as scapegoats.
FEATURE-Fear breeds bravery as LGBT+ S.Africans resist war on queerness Reuters 1 hr ago
By Kim Harrisberg
SEBOKENG, South Africa, May 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - T hree months ago, Chippa Mohanoe s fiancée was stabbed in the neck and killed in front of their neighbours in South Africa s Sebokeng township.
Every day since, Mohanoe had to push past his fear of a repeat punishment for being trangender, hoping a high profile will stifle the homophobia that he says killed his fiancée and at least seven other LGBT+ South Africans in recent months.
Fear is making him brave. I am still here and I don t want to hide, I will make sure the justice system upholds her memory, Mohanoe said outside court after the man accused of her murder was denied bail.
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