Exclusive Photos: Funeral of Lesbian Rape Murder Victim Noxolo Fiyona Nogwaza Melanie Nathan, May 02, 2011; Photos by Zanele Muholi© We all stood on a mound of God’s Earth and held the Rainbow Flag – We held it close to our hearts and flew it high above the hallowed ground – now home to a […]
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The Face Of Corrective Lesbian Rape In South Africa
Shocking Photos of Corrective Rape Victim Last revised on: October 14, 2011. 4/5/10-by Melanie Nathan This is the face of South African lesbian who was beaten and raped for five hours by a man who told her he wanted to “turn her into a woman”. According to the Cape Argus, Millicent Gaika ofGugulethu Township alleged her attacker “acted like […]
Trial to Commence as Justice sought in rape and murder of South African Lesbian
By Melanie Nathan, July 22, 2015. After sloppy police work, as alleged by the organization IRANTI, the trial against Thabo Molefe, charged with the murder of Thembelihle Sokhela, a lesbian from Daveyton, will finally be heard at the Pretoria High Court on Monday July 27. Lihle was a 28-year old lesbian from Daveyton, murdered on […]
So called Corrective Rape of Lesbians in South Africa should Embarrass President Zuma
By Melanie Nathan, January 04, 2014. Touted in an article as the most comprehensive report on the issue, “Crisis in South Africa: The shocking practice of ‘corrective rape’ – aimed at ‘curing’ lesbians,” is the work of Clare Carter, who left her home in New York City in 2011 to photograph South Africa’s corrective rape […]
Horrific ‘Corrective’ Rape and Murder of 24 year old Lesbian Noxolo Nogwaza
Even with formation of Task team the Horror continues as gruesome details emerge of extreme brutality in the horrific ‘Corrective’ Rape & Murder of 24 year old Lesbian By Melanie Nathan, April 29 2011, Photo right :-Henry Bantjez © 2011 – Melanie Nathan at Parliament March 11, 2011 The body of Noxolo Nogwaza, a 24 […]
South African Lesbian Victim of Corrective Rape Commits Suicide.
South Africa: Another Corrective Rape of Lesbian – Victim Commits Suicide. By Melanie Nathan, Nov 23, 2010 SOUTH AFRICA, Cape Town: President Zuma has failed the people of South Africa, especially women and lesbians. Once standing trial himself for rape, this President is not doing anything to protect South African women. What can we […]
Urgent Plea from Lesbian Corrective Rape Victim
No Support| We need Food by Melanie Nathan, April 07, 2010 We have been reporting about the South African lesbian allegedly beaten and raped for five hours by a man who told her he wanted to “turn her into a woman”. Millicent Gaika of Gugulethu Township alleged her attacker “acted like an animal who wanted […]
Destitute Organization helps Lesbian Victims of Corrective Rape
4-13-10 Posted by Melanie Nathan. Tomorrow, Wednesday April, 14, 2010, I will be participating in a blog radio fund raiser to help of Millicent Gaika, the South African woman who after being brutally raped, is destitute. In a state of shock and trauma, she is unable to pursue her medical needs and the organization that has […]
Astounding Video – “Corrective Rape” Lesbians in South Africa
4-14-10; Melanie Nathan; Scenes of South Africa & Interviews In a recent report last week by the South African Human Rights Commission and ActionAid, an international anti-poverty organization is saying that gangs of South African men are raping lesbians in the belief it will “cure” the women’s sexual orientation. There has been a rise in […]
Another Lesbian Brutally raped and murdered in South Africa
By Melanie Nathan, July 01, 2013. A lesbian woman has been brutally raped with a toilet brush and murdered in what is believed to have been a hate crime in Ekurhuleni over the weekend. The half-naked body of 26-year-old Duduzile Zozo was found in Thokoza, Ekurhuleni, outside of Johannesburg, on Sunday morning, in what is another […]
Call to SA Government Task Team for action on rape of lesbians
AND HOMOPHOBIC VIOLENCE | PETITION: It is time to invigorate the sleeping SA Task Task team – we must fight the violence with transparency and a plan By Melanie Nathan, May 14, 2013 Activists in South Africa are calling for immediate invigoration, transparency and action by the Task Team that was established to combat so […]
South African Township Lesbians March for Justice against Corrective Rape
Claiming the streets in protest for justice By Melanie Nathan, February 02, 2013. Today a large group of lesbians, carrying signs and the South African gay flag, from a variety of Townships around the Cape Town area, took to the streets singing and chanting for justice to draw attention to the issue of corrective rape […]
March planned to hunt rapist Andile Ngocza wanted for ‘corrective’ rape of lesbian
Cape Town, South Africa join the march to help catch brutal rapist By Melanie Nathan, January 19, 2013. In 2010 I broke the story of the brutal rape of a lesbian in Gugulethu, a Township near Cape Town, in an article that went viral around the world, causing outrage, “The Face of Corrective Rape.” I […]
South African Police Make Arrests in Rape and Murder of Kwazulu Lesbian
By Melanie Nathan, September, 03, 2012. Police have made an arrest in the latest reported rape and and murder of a 28 year old Lesbian in Kwazulu, Natal, South Africa. The body of Mandisa Mbambo was discovered under her bed by her parents on Sunday, 26th August, in the brutal rape and murder. Like many […]
See Shackled Rapist Murderer of South African Lesbian as Judge announces Sentence
Sitting in the dock, shackled in chains, a murdering rapist awaits his fate. By Melanie Nathan, July 31, 2015. Thabo Molefe, 47, has been sentenced to a concurrent 22 years for murder and 12 years for raping Lihle Sokhela, 28, a lesbian from Daveyton, Gauteng, South Africa. A large group of lesbians and supporters descended […]
Wedding for Asylum Seeking African Lesbian Couple at San Francisco City Hall
Calling on San Francisco and U.S.A. LGBT community for support as persecuted lesbian couple seeking asylum plan their marriage By Melanie Nathan, March 30, 2015 After years on the run a young lesbian couple from an African country, surviving terrifying persecution, miraculously made their way to San Francisco where they are seeking asylum. They will […]
South Africa Trial of 2 Men Accused of Raping Lesbian
The guise of so called “corrective” rape against lesbians are hate attacks by men who believe woman are there for their use! By Melanie Nathan, January 28, 2015. The trial of two men accused of raping a lesbian, to supposedly “correct” her sexual orientation commenced in the South African city of Port Elizabeth, Wednesday. The […]
Rapist and Murderer of South African Lesbian Sentenced
By Melanie Nathan, November 25, 2014. The South African Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court has sentenced the brutal rapist and murderer of 26-year-old lesbian Duduzile Zozo. Lekgoa Lesley Motleleng, who pleaded guilty to the rape and murder of the young lesbian, will spend 30 years in prison. The half-naked body of was found in Thokoza, Ekurhuleni, […]
Another South African Lesbian Murdered in Daveyton as Known Rapist Turns Himself In
By Melanie Nathan, September 17, 2014. Distraught South African LGBTQI community is reporting another murder of a lesbian, Thembelihle, described by friends as a butch lesbian who lived at Sgodi Phola Section in Daveyton, a South African Township in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality of Gauteng. Affectionately known as Lihle by her friends, she was last […]
Horrific Brutal Murder of South African Lesbian
By Melanie Nathan, August 18, 2014. According to sources in South Africa and media reports another South African woman has been raped and brutally murdered in what appears to be another lesbian “corrective” rape, torture and murder. The half naked body of Gift Disebo Makau was discovered in the Tshing Township, in Ventersdorp, in the […]
Life or Death to Save Lesbian Aidah from UK Deportation to Uganda Please Sign Now
#SAVEAidah Her fast track deportation is set for mere days ahead – May 24 | we received a desperate request for help from her team here in the UK. I am meeting with them in London today. They want to hear from you NOW and there is no time to waste! UPDATED MAY 23: LAST […]
Another South African Lesbian Murdered in Township
By Melanie Nathan, December 22, 2013. Maleshwane Radebe died from a stab wound to her neck after she and her girlfriend were attacked and robbed in their East Rand township shack in Ratanda. Charl Blignaut who blogged this at City Press has spent time with Inkanyiso, the visual activists documenting the ever-growing number of rapes […]
Destitute African Lesbian Refugee Couple Hopes to Benefit from San Francisco Holiday Party
Free Party with Auction | Great thanks to Swirl Radio, Michelle Meow, and Gold Dust Lounge, for offering to raise money for this cause at their holiday Party Please note – after you have made your donation, please send an email to [email protected] together with your name and address. All amounts of $20.00 and over […]
Arrest in South African Lesbian Murder Case
By Melanie Nathan, October 18, 2013. According to Sapa, police in Gauteng, South Africa have confirmed that a 22-year-old man was arrested in Tokoza in connection with the horrific and brutal murder of a young lesbian, Duduzile Zozo. The man is scheduled to appear for charges, in the Palm Ridge Magistrates’ Court on Monday, according […]
Famed South African Lesbian Visual Activist to Present at Los Angeles LGBT Center
ZANELE MUHOLI | VISUAL ACTIVISM AND BLACK LESBIAN VISIBILITY IN SOUTH AFRICA By Melanie Nathan, September 17, 2013. Award winning South African lesbian artist and activist Zanele Muholi will appear with her works at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center to discuss her visual activism, her work with the queer media collective Inkayiso, her […]
Moving pictures as slain lesbian laid to rest amidst controversial memorial
The South African political party showing up for votes is reprimanded and words are not enough as LGBTI community screams for action By Melanie Nathan, July 14, 2013. A rainbow flag flies amidst the dust as Duduzile Zozo is laid to rest. The beloved daughter and lesbian community member from Thokoza township, Johannesburg, was remembered […]
Outrage at South African Government over Lesbian Murder
Heartbreaking Video expresses the scourge of Corrective Rape while the South African Task Team Sleeps By Melanie Nathan, July 07, 2013. Last week, a memorial service was held pending the funeral of a beloved lesbian from Gauteng, bringing home the horrendous truth, that “corrective rape” and violence against lesbians continues uncontrollably, despite acute awareness on […]
Second Parliament Meeting against “Corrective Rape”
South Africa: Vigils, Protests & Second Parliament Meeting against “Corrective Rape” Melanie Nathan, May 02, 2011 Vigil Protests for Lesbian Rape & Murder Victim, Noxolo Nogwaza, as South African LGBT Groups and Activists Call upon Honorable Minister Jeff Radebe, DOJCD to Speak out Against Corrective Rape & President Zuma to Recall Jon Qwelane. “Research conducted […]
Unions in South Africa Speaking out Against Corrective Rape & Homophbia
More Unions in South Africa Speaking out Against Corrective Rape & Homophobia Posted by Melanie Nathan May 04, 2011 Corrective Rape Equals Murder This Union has been saddened and deeply disturbed by the murder of Comrade Noxolo Nogwaza, who was laid to rest in the presence of thousands of activists and community members on the […]
South Africa Protests Corrective Rape for Hate Crime Legislation
South Africa Protests Corrective Rape for Hate Crime Legislation Melanie Nathan, May 15, 2011, In the context of a predominantly homophobic Africa – a continent that tops weight in favor of criminalizing homosexuality, South Africa, has an awesome constitution. One of the few globally that specifically asserts equality with regard to sexual orientation and gender […]
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