I think that if the African National Congress claims to represent the post-apartheid era’s diversity (they already have the women’s league and youth league), then they should also accommodate those who have been sidelined even by the ANC until only fairly recently in the party’s history.

In my opinion, the lack of an LGBT-friendly presence of influence within the ANC’s organization speaks a bit about how the organization’s politics have stated a shallow, forced support for South Africa’s gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders. It may also be a translation of the demeaned stature of LGBTs in South African society, as they have never been fully or truly accepted as human beings by the populace both before and after apartheid.