Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, the Deputy Minister in the Department for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, has clapped back at homophobic trolls on social media.
The “proudly lesbian” woman has come under fire since criticising Podcast and Chill’s MacG – real name Macgyver Mukwevho – over his comments about Minnie Dlamini.
DEPUTY MINISTER STEVE LETSILE CLAPS BACK AT TROLLS
In an X post, Mmapaseka Steve Letsike posted a message to all her critics.
It read: “I used to rush to defend myself against attacks and false accusations. But now I watch to see who believes it.
“We don’t give up, we continue to stand up for a just society.”
She added: “By the way, I remain a proud lesbian woman even in times like these”.
Earlier this week, Deputy Minister Steve Letsike defended her outspoken comments against MacG.
She posted, “I do not mince my words. Don’t get confused. Those who have just woke up to the issues, welcome. We will work with you. But we will not stop protecting the rights of all people. I am here to serve everyone.”
Last week, Letsike called the Podcast and Chill presenters’ body-shaming comments about Minnie Dlaminias “nauseating in its vulgarity”. She also condemned MacG’s history of “degrading women”, constituting it as “online gender-based violence”.
OUT AND PROUD
Mmapaseka Steve Letsike is one of many openly LGBTQ members of parliament.
She has a long history of promoting the rights of black people, women, children, and the LGBTI community.
In 2018, Letsike married her longterm partner, Lucy Thukwane. The couple shares a daughter.
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