Originally posted by Slate By David Rosenberg Long before LGBTQ rights were on many countries’ radars, South Africa banned discrimination against gay people in 1996 and legalized same-sex marriage in 2005—the fifth country in the world to do so. Yet many gay men and lesbians in this patriarchal society face extreme and sometimes deadly discrimination. InContinue reading “Photo essay: The Horror of “Corrective Rape” in South Africa”
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Crisis in South Africa: The shocking practice of ‘corrective rape’ – aimed at ‘curing’ lesbians
Originally posted by Independent.co.uk By Patrick Strudwick Mvuleni Fana was walking down a quiet alleyway in Springs – 30 miles east of Johannesburg – on her way home from football practice one evening when four men surrounded her and dragged her back to the football stadium. She recognised her attackers. One by one, the menContinue reading “Crisis in South Africa: The shocking practice of ‘corrective rape’ – aimed at ‘curing’ lesbians”
Pusha Love Chomees – Start Living!
Originally posted by Kick4Life By Leila Hall It is a hot summer afternoon in Maseru, Lesotho. On the rooftop of one of the buildings at Kick4Life, a group of young people are sitting in a circle with their heads bent, quietly writing. The silence is broken only by the shouts of children playing down below.Continue reading “Pusha Love Chomees – Start Living!”
Lesotho ACE MTB – Puts it into perspective
Originally posted by Dig Deep Coaching There are many great charities doing a fantastic job at enriching the lives of children and adults all over Africa, by providing them with bikes for school or work. But have you ever considered the prospects for those children who catch the ‘Cycling Bug’ and discover that they haveContinue reading “Lesotho ACE MTB – Puts it into perspective”
Lekwere-kwere means you are ignorant
By Lineo Segoete I find it funny that migrants who have settled in a place longer than others have the audacity to reject and humiliate newcomers. Indeed the world has grown to become an unsavoury and forsaken place where one must always look over one’s shoulder in the quest for survival and security. We lookContinue reading “Lekwere-kwere means you are ignorant”
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