News Source: BBC
| 2 months ago
Ms Simelelane was one of the first women to live openly as a lesbian in KwaThema township near Johannesburg. The Lesbian and Gay Equality Project says lesbians are often targets of sexual violence by people wanting to "cure" their homosexuality.
News Source: The New York Times
| 2 months ago
Getty Images Supporters of Eudy Simelane danced in August outside the court where three men charged with her killing were to go on trial. South Africa Eudy Simelane was a 31-year-old lesbian activist and one of this nation’s best female soccer...
News Source: The independent
| 2 months ago
The three men accused of Simelane's murder in court last month A South African man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his part in the murder and gang rape of a lesbian footballer who played for the national team. The conviction of Themba...
News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 2 months ago
The Delmas court, east of Johannesburg, sentenced Themba Mvubu to life for the 31-year-old's murder, 20 years for being an accomplice to rape, and 15 years for robbery. Phumi Mtetwa of the Equality Project says two other men were acquitted of the...
News Source: The Guardian
| 2 months ago
Gang-rape killer of lesbian footballer gets life • South African jailed for part in international player's murder • Gay rights activists hail judgment A man was jailed for life today for the murder and gang rape of a lesbian South African...