Community Outrage as Teenage Girl Suffers Violent Attack in Suspected Hate Crime in Daveyton
Johannesburg, South Africa—A teenage girl, publicly assaulted in a distressing incident caught on video, is the latest victim in what activists describe as a persistent pattern of violence against LGBTQ+ individuals. The 14-year-old, who identifies as a lesbian and displays masculine traits, was brutally beaten by two boys in Mayfield, Daveyton, sparking widespread outrage and calls for heightened awareness and intervention against queerphobia. On January 20, while walking home with her girlfriend, the girl was …