A candlelight vigil in New York City has been planned to mark the murders of South African lesbian couple Sizakele Sigasa and Salome Masooa, as well as "honouring all LGBT and HIV positive African heroes who have been murdered."

The event is set for 14 August, with the exact venue still be to be confirmed. It is being planned by a group called the Committee of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender African Immigrants Residing in the U.S.