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Church fails to arrive for trans abuse Equality Court hearing

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The Equality Court case against the Pentecost Holiness Church for the alleged outing and abuse of a transgender woman was postponed after the church failed to attend. Karabo Ndlovu says she was outed as trans by a fellow church member in August 2015, leading to ongoing discrimination and harassment.

Two members are also alleged to have forced her to undress and then sexually assaulted her to “prove” that she was born biologically male.

The legal proceedings in the matter were to start on Wednesday in the Ga-Rankuwa Equality Court in North West Province but neither the church nor its legal representative arrived.

In a statement, Access Chapter 2, which is supporting Ndlovu, said that evidence was shared with the court that “members of the

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