‘Closet burning was a hate crime’

[Shana A]

'Closet burning was a hate crime'

October 6 2010 at 07:25am
By Michelle Jones
Cape Times

http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/closet-burning-was-a-hate-crime-1.683984

A bright pink closet, meant to highlight homophobia and promote gay rights at UCT, was torched on Monday night, just hours after it was set up. Students have called on university management to investigate the burning as a hate crime. Photo: Sam Clark

Gay rights activists at UCT are up in arms about ongoing prejudice on campus after a symbol intended to highlight prejudice against gay people and to promote gay rights was burnt down.

The symbol – a closet – had been on display for less than 12 hours when it was torched on Monday night.

[Dana Lane]

Some of the comments on that page is very disturbing if they are students at a university. Terribly ignorant.

[Miniar]

... disgusting

All the comments that go (in one way or another) "I'm not homophobic but..."
Disgusting!!

There's one that talks about how gays can be gay all they want, and ends it with "pity there wasn't a gay in the closet"..

... string of expletives goes here..