In South Africa, where it is actually legal to have a
same-sex relationship according to the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Trans and Intersex Association, a gay man and his boy friend were attacked in a
suburb north west of Johannesburg. Both
the men were leaving a “themed” party at a gay friendly club when they were
attacked. Stephan Annandale informed
Rosebank Killarney Gazettee, an association that delivers news to people’s
doorstep; that he attended the party as Marilyn Monroe. Annandale’s boyfriend wore an “afro wig”. The men were confronted by a group of men
while getting something to eat afterwards.
The group of men asked why Annandale was wearing a wig, when his
boyfriend responded that “maybe he liked it.”
They men began calling them “gay” and “fags.” The harassment continued and until it became
physical, and the men began to throw punches.
This is not
the first brutal attack in this area. A
young lesbian woman was found murdered and sexually mutilated in Thokoza, east
of Johannesburg. The victim was found
with a toothbrush inserted into her vagina and they are waiting on results to
determine whether or not she had been raped.
The twenty-six year old was killed in an apparent “homophobic
attack.” It has been recognized that
the police of the surrounding area have been accused of ignoring such
incidents. Why is that? Why is it that police somehow turn the other
cheek as if they didn’t see these types of incidents?
Africa is a
very religious. They take pride in their
faith, spreading the word at all cost and degrees. South Africa is the “only African country
that recognizes gay rights and allows same-sex marriages.” This means that all the surrounding areas
ignore and ban the rights of gays. Many
go to the extreme of killing those who admit or being accused that they are gay
or extreme imprisonment laws. You do not
have to have consent of the whole country to create a law, so I’m sure majority
of South Africa was not for gay rights, leaving police and authority figures to
ignore the injustice of their citizens.
What a sad day in Africa when innocent people are killed because of whom
they love.
Hannah Bay Snider
9/26/13
9:36 am
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