but is only done some months later. “I would say that GALZ has not done much, or they have not been really convincing, other than just issuing a statement that they are sorry about the raid, and they are not behind it. But even if the staff said look, we were also raided, the members would say they arranged it that way so that it could be convincing”. A respondent in an FGD said that the misperceptions that members have will continue, even if the staff members tried to exonerate themselves. “I think hazvigadzirike (it cannot be solved) because; it might be a coincidence that when one leaves something then happens”. – Member. Another participant in an FGD echoed what a significant number of respondents had also suggested: the idea of incorporating the police to provide security when there was a function. “When the raids take place, I’m not sure who is behind them, but from what I understand, it is not a crime to be gay; it’s only criminal to be caught in the act. Hence I think that we should get the police as our security. We can seek clearance and the police can provide the security.” The staff though acknowledging that position noted that in 47 An Assessment of the impact of state sanctioned and unsanctioned raids on GALZ premises and gatherings