Eudy Simelane

Eudy Simelane

Country

South Africa

Birth - Death

1977 - 2008

Occupation

Sports

Description

Former professional soccer player who played for the national team, and LGBT rights activist. Murdered for being lesbian in a case of 'corrective rape', whereby a group of men savagely rape a lesbian in an effort to 'correct' her sexual orientation.

See Also

• Lesbian Football/Soccer Players

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.outsports.com/2008/5/15/4045688/murder-of-a-black-lesbian-soccer-player
• http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/world/africa/23safrica.html?_r=0
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp6EVKr7sLs