While researching how Mutual and Federal refused to pay out a pension to a same-sex partner as per a deceased employee's wishes (since I recently discovered that Mutual and Federal underwrites some of my insurance policy), I noticed Behind the Mask, which purportedly covers lesbian and gay issues in Africa. They're running an interesting story entitled moffies (an Afrikaans term of endearment for gay males), covering why the ANC drove non-discrimination by sexuality into the South African constitution (apparently quite seriously opposed to by the then National Party, something I didn't know about).
The term 'moffies' is used in the abstract in the Origins of sexuality non-discrimination in South AFrica. The term is show as a term of endearment in the Afrikaans language. The contrary is however true. The term moffie is used to discriminate against gay men or in bullying hate speech. How on earth can a study abouth non-discrimination make such a substantial error? This places a questionmark on the validity and reliability of the study!
Calling "moffies" "an Afrikaans term of endearment for gay males" is supposed to be irony. Of course, I suppose many people might not know that - but they would once they read the story. Which, it seems, is no longer online.