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Now she is a member of Chosen FEW, a lesbian soccer team that works in sports to end homophobia and other forms of discrimination.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Quest for LGBTI respect in South Africa\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/208693387?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Mofokeng practices\u00a0soccer Feb. 10 \u00a0in the backyard where she meets lesbian friends in Vosloorus. (Jiayan Jenny Shi\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jiayan Jenny Shi Matshidiso Mofokeng is a lesbian feminist and soccer player in South Africa. Living in a patriarchal society, Mofokeng has experienced discrimination because of her sexuality. Now she is a member of Chosen FEW, a lesbian soccer team that works in sports to end homophobia and other forms of discrimination. 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