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- ↑ "Gay and Lesbian People are affronted by CONTRALESA's stance on Same Sex Marriage". Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ↑ Contralesa: Hands off King Goodwill
- ↑ Sack Holomisa for anti-gay comments – DA
- ↑ Pierre de Vos (May 3, 2012). "Affirming their own moral inferiority".
