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“I’m scared to be among my own brothers and sisters” says gay Zimbabwean activist

Tariro Washinyira — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:42:12 +0000

Activists in the gay immigrant community are urging police in Cape Town to arrest two people accused of assaulting a gay man.

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Gay refugees denied asylum by Home Affairs bigotry – report

Tariro Washinyira — Tue, 04 May 2021 16:13:53 +0000

A new report confirms that LGBT refugees are being denied asylum in South Africa despite being “eligible for protection under international and domestic law”.

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Gay Congolese man’s harrowing journey to reach asylum in South Africa

Tariro Washinyira — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 14:26:23 +0000

Saadi Ali Tokiti, a 32-year-old gay Congolese man applying for asylum, says that when he tried to report a homophobic assault in June, Manenberg police refused to open a case.

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Gay couples complain of discrimination at Home Affairs

Tariro Washinyira — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 11:22:54 +0000

A 32-year-old gay woman from Khayelitsha said she recently tried to marry her partner at the Khayelitsha Home Affairs office but the official refused, claiming her partner’s ID had expired. The official also asked her who was the top, who was the bottom?

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Being a refugee and a lesbian is difficult, says Somali woman

Tariro Washinyira — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 14:34:12 +0000

Many gay and lesbian refugees fleeing persecution in other African countries seek asylum in South Africa, says 27-year-old Somali refugee Shamsa Ally Haji. But their path is not easy. “Being a refugee and a lesbian is difficult,” she says. Coming to a new country where often they do not know anyone, often with very little […]

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Gay immigrants campaign for acceptance

Tariro Washinyira — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:49:59 +0000

Shamsa Ally Haji is an immigrant from Somalia. She is also lesbian. “It’s difficult for me to go to other Somali nationals to ask for help because they believe I should behave like a Somali woman and get married. They detest my dressing in jeans,” she said. She was speaking at Colours of Cape Town, […]

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