"My Living Hell For Being Gay"
The Times of Johannesburg
Quinton Mtyala
12 April, 2013
They beat him unconscious and shot off a piece of his ear - all because he was istabane, imoffie", openly gay and living in one of Cape Town's townships.
In nearby Khayelitsha in December - after six years and 50 postponements - the men who had stabbed, beaten, clubbed and kicked Zoliswa Nkonyana to death were sentenced to 18 years in jail. Her only crime was that she was a lesbian.
"It makes me feel unsafe in my own community, and I'm frustrated because there's nothing I can do to change people's minds," said Voko.
Yesterday, the young man recounted the attack that took place on his 23rd birthday on March 31, Easter Sunday.
"Fear Eats the Soul"
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