Judge Edwin Cameron is a famous figure and hero in the fight against discrimination in all its diabolical forms. In South Africa his name has become synonymous with the word’s warrior, hero and champion. He was born in 1953 in Peoria, South Africa. Soon after losing his father to jail and his mother to financial woes, ended up in an orphanage. This scared little boy would decide at that moment that he begin his lifelong fight and crusade over the disadvantaged and disenfranchised. He would soon see himself excelling and rising above those obstacles and from the ashes like a phoenix and make a name for himself through academic success. From then on, he learned to fight from his tough early beginnings and rise above it and move forward and pave the way for others to benefit. He gave profound meaning to Nelson Mandela’s famous quote, “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” These brief accounts are about the heroic acts of one person, one judge, and one gay man which led to the fight for his own life. This is a brief journey into the unstoppable will of one […]
June 1, 2019
