Cloud over the rainbow nation: 'corrective rape' and other hate crimes against black lesbians

SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2007
TITLE AUTHOR(S): V.Reddy, C.A.Potgieter, N.Mkhize
KEYWORDS: LESBIANS, RAPE, VIOLENCE
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 4508
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/6153
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/6153

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Abstract

Violence against black lesbians has no place in our democracy and, along with other forms of discriminatory violence, requires dedicated public education and stronger condemnation by policy-makers and civil society in order to be eradicated.