Types of Rape - Corrective Rape

Corrective Rape

Corrective rape is targeted rape against non-heterosexuals as a punishment for violating gender roles. It is a form of hate crime against LGBT individuals in which the rapist justifies the act an acceptable response to the victim's perceived sexual or gender orientation and a form of punishment for being gay. The stated argument of the corrective rapist is that the rape will turn the person straight, "correcting" their sex or gender, i.e. make them conform to societal norms. The term was first coined in South Africa after well-known cases of corrective rape, such as that of sports star Eudy Simelane, became public.