Why is no one studying this? Has it just been under-reported, not studied, or what? I'd like to know how many women are being raped by brothers, fathers, etc., in coloured townships. I don't know why black lesbians are targeted more, either. Gangsterism has always existed in the townships, so you can't attribute it to that. Growing up, I never heard that lesbians were targeted in this way and so I want to know when that started happening. To what extent are coloured lesbians also targeted for rape because of their sexual orientation? There are no statistics for this, and I don't know what percent of coloured lesbians are targeted for corrective rape action.
African lesbians are more likely to be raped as lesbians in the townships.
Lesbians are particularly targeted for gang rape. One of the earliest known mentions of the term is by South African feminist activist Bernedette Muthien during an August 2001 interview by Human Rights Watch in Cape Town: The crime was first identified in South Africa, where it is sometimes supervised by members of the woman's family or local community. The goal is to punish perceived abnormal behavior and reinforce societal norms. For other uses, see Curative (disambiguation).Ĭorrective rape is the use of rape against people who do not conform to perceived social norms regarding human sexuality or gender roles.
