Dozens of members of the LGBTIQ+ community gathered at Johannesburg’s Constitution Hill on Wednesday night for a moving candlelight vigil to honour the victims of hate. The event was in response to the #JusticeForQueerSA campaign sparked by the wave of murders of LGBTIQ+ people across the country since 12 February.
Images of the 10 most recent victims (see below) were placed on the walls of the courtyard of the historic Old Fort, where Nelson Mandela was twice imprisoned in the 50s and 60s.
Activists from organisations including Iranti, Wits Activate, Scope, The Thami Dish Foundation and Vaal LGBT spoke about the fear and rage many in the community are feeling.
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