Eudy Simelane was a stud lesbian that loved football. She was also an equal rights activist, and star of Banyana Banyana, a national football squad. She was also gang raped, stabbed, and beaten to death, and left in a ditch, all because she was lesbian. In Africa, when someone rapes a lesbian, it is called "corrective rape." It is supposed to show the lesbian how to become straight.
South Africa has the highest crime level of rape in the world. That's right, the world. Three out of 4 men begin raping women, not just lesbians, in their teens. One out of 2 women are raped in South Africa. The women are more likely to get raped than to learn how to read or write. One in every 4 men admitted to raping women, and many said they had assaulted more than one victim.
Action Aid estimates there are more than 500,000 rapes in South Africa each year, as one in 10 men have also been raped, or forced to have sex with other men.
It was alleged that 3 men raped Eudy Simelane, but only one was held responsible. To Eudy, it takes the heart of a lion to come out and be gay, lesbian, queer, trans, or bi. It takes real courage to come out in South Africa. But it takes even more courage to be an out activist. Your life was not in vain. As today, we salute our fallen soldier. Rest in peace.
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