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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. ....
Fear breeds bravery as LGBT+ South Africans resist war on queerness 13 May 2021 - 08:51 By Kim Harrisberg and Thomson Reuters Foundation Despite living in the first African country to legalise same-sex marriage back in 2006 and under a constitution that guards against discrimination based on sexual orientation, LGBT+ people say they fear for their lives every single day. Image: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Three months ago, Chippa Mohanoe s fiancée was stabbed in the neck and killed in front of their neighbours in Sebokeng. 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. ....
Nico Wilkinson, who identifies with they and them pronouns, shares personal poems in honor of the National Day of Silence at City Hall in Colorado Springs on Friday, April 23, 2021. The National Day of Silence is a national student-led demonstration. The National Day of Silence is an annual national student-led demonstration. Every April LGBTQ students and allies use silence to protest harassment and discrimination that LGBTQ people in schools experience. Inside Out Youth Services and the Pikes Peak Safe at Schools Coalition hosted the peaceful demonstration where people made signs, created a community poem and shared personal poems and experiences by breaking the silence. ....
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