4.3 Media and sexual orientation: the portrayal of gays and lesbians South Africa's Constitution prohibits unfair discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and guarantees equality for gay and lesbian people. Same- sex marriages are legal and transgender people can change their sex description and gender marker in the national birth register. Nevertheless, the LGBTQ community has long been subjected to hate speech, discrimination, and grotesque violence in the country. Moreover, many South Africans still perceive LGBTQ individuals as inherently immoral and "un-African", and thus pay little attention to the abuse they endure on a daily basis in the country - Tafi Mhaka, 30 April 2021. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/4/30/africas-lgbtq-communities- need-more-protection-and-support [accessed 07 July 2021] [20] To answer this question, you will need to firstly read the above quote relating to the state and living conditions of the LGBTQ community in South Africa. Write an essay in which you discuss the murder of 14 LGBTQ individuals since February 2021 by focusing on the quote and other issues of sexual orientation: Your essay will need the following: Give an introduction and reflect on what we mean by the representation of sexual orientation and the visibility of gays and lesbians. Focus specifically on the quote above by Mhaka (2021). In the body of the essay, you need to discuss at least four of these pointers in four substantial paragraphs: OOOOO the myth of homosexuals being un-African the stigmatisation and murdering of homosexuals same-sex partners and the concept of "marriage" the killing of lesbians and bisexual women in South Africa (hate crimes) the various churches (and religious denominations) not speaking out on LGBTQ murders the wave of hate crime murders that rocked South Africa between February and July 2021 or during 2022 In the body of the essay, give some suggestions and critical comments/opinions on the following: the delay of the Prevention and Combatting of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill LGBTQ Africans deserve the rights and freedom in the African Charter on Human Rights In the conclusion summarise the main points discussed in your essay reflect on how you have engaged with the above quote in your essay