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Trans Day of Visibility | SA government blocking trans recognition & visibility

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March 31, 2021 marks the 12th Trans Day of Visibility. Yet, despite well over a decade of celebrating the growing visibility of transgender and gender diverse individuals around the world, many transgender South Africans remain invisible. According to LGBTI+ group Iranti, this reality will not change as long as inconsistent, inept and discriminatory government bureaucracy continues to refuse to recognise their existence.

It is therefore calling on the South African government to speed up processes to review South Africa’s ID management system.

To this end, Iranti made a submission to the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) to support the adoption of a new ID Management Policy that allows for a third unspecified gender option, in addition to

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