corrective rape en · NOUN
Etymology
corrective + rape. First used in South Africa, in reference to the raping of lesbians.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of raping someone because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in an attempt to force the person to be heterosexual or to enforce gender stereotypes.
In early reports of corrective rape, gender non-conforming behavior among black lesbian women is cited as one of the most prevalent motivations behind the perpetration of such violence (Mufweba and Bhengu, 2003).
2021, S. J. Dodd, editor, The Routledge International Handbook of Social Work and Sexualities, Routledge, →ISBN, page 99:Raping a lesbian, HRW [(Human Rights Watch)] researchers found, can make a man a township hero. Attackers boast publicly of their crimes and declare to their victims, "We'll show you you're a woman," the report said. Such attacks are known as "corrective rapes" in South Africa.
[2011 December 5, Donna Bryson, “Rights group: South African lesbians face abuse”, in Yahoo! News, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2012:
Forms
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| corrective rapes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
fr viol correctif (raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity) · nl correctieve verkrachting (raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity) · cmn 矯正性強姦 /矫正性强奸 (raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity) · es violación curativa (raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity) · ru корректи́рующее изнаси́лование (raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity) · cmn 矯正強姦 /矫正强奸 (raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity) · cmn 姦改 /奸改 (raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity) · es violación correctiva (raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity) · de korrigierende Vergewaltigung (raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity) · pt estupro corretivo (raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity) · fi korjaava raiskaus (raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity) · eo korekta seksatenco (raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity) · nl corrigerende verkrachting (raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity)