Transgender Vuyisa "Norizana" Dayisi, 28, was found dead near her Duncan Village home early on July 15. Her pants had been pulled down and torn, her genitals were exposed and she had a blow to the forehead.

A few days later, not far from where Dayisi's body had been found, a gay man known as Thembile was also found dead.

He was shot in the head and his cellphone and wallet were still on him when the body was discovered.

Residents said Thembile was new to the area.

Police spokesman Captain Stephen Marais confirmed both killings, but was not able to provide any further details.

The killing of a transgender, and now a gay man, has sparked fears within the community that it could have been hate crimes.

Sonwabiso Mseleni, 22, a transgender and a close friend of Dayisi's, said there was a lot of sexual intolerance in the community and within law enforcement.

Mseleni spoke of instances where they had been cornered and asked why they were behaving like "iinkazana" (mistresses).

Lobby groups in East London said the Dayisi case was a typical hate crime.

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Jul 31, 2012

Julz

We should be hating each other like this - Rather we must 'live and let live' together
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Jul 31, 2012

MommaC

Do people not have satisfactory sex lives of their own in this country?
What is with the fascination and jealousy over what someone else does in the privacy of their own bedrooms?
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Jul 31, 2012

MOTHUBANNYO

Julz
We shouldn't be hating each other like this - Rather we must 'live and let live' together
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Which is what you meant Julz
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Jul 31, 2012

Eraser

shame
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Jul 31, 2012

mopostolo

nna i don't hav a prblm le gay ppl but ba bang auwa balwela!!
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Jul 31, 2012

Mellow

Tis sad very sad, I was watching 3rd degree last week and was just disgusted honestly why do some ppl think they can decide for others. Cutting off someone's g.enitals how sick is that? Gays and Lesbians are treated bad
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Jul 31, 2012

Phuphethakatha

behaving like "iinkazana" (mistresses).
"iinkazana" = amankazana

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Jul 31, 2012

MOTHUBANNYO

The same guys who despise and terrorise gays are the ones who do them in the wee hours of the morning cos I've seen them .
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