Members of the LGBTQ+ community are in shock after former Mr Gay South Africa and DA councillor Lance Weyer unexpectedly passes away at the age of 34. On Friday, the news quickly spread across social media, with many sharing their disbelief and grief at the death of such a young, respected and dynamic man.
While details of Weyer’s passing have not been revealed, his last Facebook post suggests that he was in a dark space. He shared a black and white photo of himself sitting with his head in his hands surrounded by words such as “anxious”, “depressed”, “unlovable” and “broken”.
Weyer, from the Eastern Cape, captioned the image: “My Black Friday. A portrait I’ve been working on for months, titled ‘Feelings’.” His death was on the 10th