Worlds first gay imam
Julia Ehrt, executive director at the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association Ilga , called on the authorities to thoroughly investigate "what we fear may be a hate crime". Hendricks was killed after he had reportedly officiated at a lesbian wedding, though this has not been officially confirmed.
World's 'first openly gay imam' shot dead in South Africa
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Even in his final seconds of life, first gay imam pushed boundaries
Reverend Toni Kruger-Ayebazibwe, an openly gay Christian cleric, told the BBC that Hendricks was a "gentle spirit" who brought light into any room he occupied. The year-old was shot dead in what appeared to be a hit on Saturday in the small coastal city of Gqeberha. Initial reports that Cape Town-based Hendricks had been in Gqeberha to perform the wedding ceremony of a gay couple have been dismissed as untrue by his Al-Gurbaah Foundation.