Lesbians decry abuse at the hands of family :: Mmegi Online

Home is expected to be a haven for every person. It is also expected that parents should be by their children’s side no matter what. However, this is not the case for young lesbians whose families disowned them because of their sexual orientation.

Recently, Success Capital had a pre-commemoration of 16 Days Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) which intended to shed light on challenges that some members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (LGBTQI) go through every day.

A 19-year-old *Masego Kedisaletse said her mother did not know that she was dating girls all this while. However her aunt, after seeing her TikTok videos, told her mother that she is a lesbian. “My mother called and told me to never set foot at home or talk to her face-to-face. I want to see if she will chase me away from home. I think my aunt influences her. I have a cousin who has accepted me as I am. I have not seen my mother for months and I intend to go to my home village in December.

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Lesbians decry abuse at the hands of family

Home is expected to be a haven for every person. It is also expected that parents should be by their children’s side no matter what. However, this is not the case for young lesbians whose families disowned them because of their sexual orientation.

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