were raided before indicated that their attendance to GALZ events has declined. Amongst these are also individuals who said that they no longer attend GALZ functions. 44% of the respondents said nothing had changed for them. Others attend but leave early before the event is over, while some indicated that they leave at a point when they sense that things might just get volatile, for example when some patrons start showing signs of getting drunk. Figure 11: Attendance pattern in response to raids 46.9 44 9.1 Declined Still the same Now Leave early Figure 12 shows some of the fears that the LGBTI community now have because of the raids. 53% expressed concern that they may be “outed” to the public if they are arrested during the raids. Their fears were that their names and pictures would be published in the newspapers, in particular the notorious tabloid, H-Metro. In this way, their parents and relatives who did not know about their sexual orientation, would then find 37 An Assessment of the impact of state sanctioned and unsanctioned raids on GALZ premises and gatherings

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