In South Africa, open harassment and violence towards LGBT people is common. Rape of black and coloured homosexual men occurs frequently. There are reports of “curative rape” of black and coloured lesbians in townships, meaning that young lesbians are raped by a man with consent from their family to “cure” them from lesbianism. Because of the high prevalence of rape, prevalence of HIV/AIDS among black South African lesbians is reported to be as high as in the general population. Homophobia is common among all social groups in South Africa but negative attitudes and homophobic statements are rarely reported to the police. The church still have [sic] leaders who openly condemn homosexuality as well as other religious leaders that express negative attitudes. There have been bombs placed in gay/lesbian venues in Cape Town, and local Muslim groups that have claimed responsibility. There is a misconception and confusion among the general population regarding homosexuality and paedophilia, and an apparent lack of knowledge in the general public that homosexuality is something separate from paedophilia.12