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A non-profit organisation from Gqeberha has reported Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) following his utterings on social media about the LGBTQ+ community.
In a video, that has since been deleted, the singer said: "Waar my generasie geleer het om met muise eende en honde te praat gaan ons kinders geleer word hoe om met muise, eende en honde seks te he" (Where my generation learned to talk to mice ducks and dogs, our children are going to be taught how to have sex with mice, ducks and dogs).
The SAHRC said they were concerned about these remarks as Hofmeyr implied that the + referred to in the LGBTQ abbreviation appears to include bestiality.
The Commission is now investigating this complaint as an alleged human rights violation.
Hofmeyr's comment was in response to Disney's undertaking to move towards greater inclusivity on their platform.
The SAHRC says the comments may be in contravention of Section 11 of the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 2000 (Equality Act), read with section 1.
The Commission has issued a letter of demand to Mr Hofmeyr to express its concerns relating to the utterances made and shared with his thousands of followers and friends accordingly.
Should the Commissions’ demands not be met the Commission reserves the right to proceed to the Equality Court to provide it with the appropriate relief herein.
This may include a fine as well as an order seeking Hofmeyer to undergo community service at a centre in support of the promotion of the rights of vulnerable groups.
