By Buziwe Nocuze
Funeka Soldaat started Free Gender in Khayelitsha in 2008 after a lesbian was murdered and she saw a need for local activism.
Free Gender supports LGBTQI+ people facing discrimination and violence, including two women who were allegedly threatened with rape and murder by a taxi driver. The murder of a young lesbian in Khayelitsha changed Funeka Soldaat’s life and pushed her into a fight she is still leading today. Soldaat foun…
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