05 Aug 2023
Antigay WhatsApp group lands shopkeeper in more trouble Brandon Nel A WhatsApp group with a seemingly homophobic narrative has landed a Gqeberha man who barred queer people from entering his Parkside shop in further trouble with the SA Human Rights Commission SAHRC , with the matter now before the Equality Court The group, started by the owner of La Gardi Catering Plastics, Dawood Lagardien, has close to 700 members and has become the latest bone of contention for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+ community Lagardien grabbed headlines last month when he placed a sign outside his shop which read: "LGBTQflot welcome at Lagardi, save our children".