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When You Come Back I Might Be Dead - Lesbians In Johannesburg - South Africa's constitution is one of the most liberal and progressive in terms of gay rights today: same-sex marriages, adoptions by homosexuals and artificial insemination are permitted. However, in the townships different rules apply. Lesbians here often fall victim to so-called hate crimes in which they are molested, raped and killed. Personal project, 2012 and ongoing, Johannesburg, South Africa. Nokuthula Ncube in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, March 20, 2014. Nokuthula is a victim of a so-called corrective rape: Men who rape lesbians in order to correct them and turn them straight. She is also a member of the Chosen Few lesbian soccer team that is based in Johannesburg. (KEYSTONE/Elisabeth Real)