Tackling South Africa's rape epidemic

[Forkboy]

The trial of three of the men accused of the rape and murder of one of South Africa's leading sportswomen, the openly gay football star Eudy Simalane, resumes in South Africa on Wednesday.

Thirty-one lesbian women have been reported raped and murdered in homophobic attacks in South Africa since 1998.

But according to Triangle - a gay rights organisation - only two cases of "corrective rape" have ever made it to the courts; there has been only one conviction.

"This is a sad fact in this country generally, women are very reluctant to come forward," says Sharon Cox from Triangle.

"Corrective rape" is the term used to describe the rape of a lesbian woman by a man to either punish her, or "correct" her behaviour.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8171874.stm

Might not want to read this if you wish to keep your dinner down. :mad:

[leftstreet]

1. These women need guns n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. Thanks for posting this. Spreading the word is a step towards ending sexual violence

[BlueIris]

3. Horrifying.

Thanks for posting it, though, Forkboy.

[Forkboy]

4. Kick.

Not as much fun as scolding people over Michael Vick, but oh well.