Fritz vows to bring issues affecting LGBTQIA+ community to the fore This is in the wake of several suspected hate crimes against members of the LGBTQIA+ community. FILE: Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz. Picture: @AlbertFritz_DA/Twitter 3 hours ago CAPE TOWN - The Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz on Sunday said the scourge of gender-based violence continues unabated and needs to be eradicated from society. This is in the wake of several suspected hate crimes against members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Several members of the LGBTQIA+ community have been attacked and killed across the country in recent weeks.