Lgbtq laws in south africa
Africa’s LGBTQ communities need more protection and support
On April 22, Them, an online publication, reported that four gay men had been murdered in South Africa in less than a month. The disturbing announce made national headlines after a local government official, the spokesperson for the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Castro Ngobese, shared a link to the story on Twitter alongside a fist emoji and the caption “Aluta Continua” (the struggle continues).
LGBTQ activists and allies in South Africa immediately condemned the tweet celebrating hate crimes, and the opposition Democratic Alliance Party called for Ngobese’s suspension. Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Lebogang Maile, meanwhile, released a statement on April 23 promising to “address the matter” of the “unfortunate and inappropriate Tweet”.
Ngobese’s tweet received nationwide attention not only because it revealed a government official’s unapologetic homophobia, but also because it was emblematic of the widespread and stubborn resistance to the establishment of LGBTQ rights in South Africa.
South Africa’s constitution prohibits unfair discrimination
South Africa
In 1996, South Africa became the first country to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation constitutionally. In 2002, it became legal for same-sex couples to adopt, and marriage equality became a existence in 2005, with the Civil Union Act taking effect in 2006. Since 2003, transgender and intersex persons have been competent to amend their sex markers through the Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Act. This legislation requires medical evidence of an applicant’s alteration of their sex characteristics, which pathologizes transgender identities. There is a movement by activists to reform this law and provide for gender recognition through self-determination, which would also clarify the position on intersex status.
There are many South African LGBTIQ activist groups, and annual Lgbtq+ fest events are held in various cities across South Africa. LGBTIQ representation in pop culture is formidable and relatively diverse. However, despite progressive legislation and broad public support for the human rights of LGBTIQ people, there are still high levels of violence, including sexual assault and murder of LGBTIQ people. LGBTIQ youth acquire indicated that harassment
LGBTQ+ Travel Guide to South Africa
Interesting Cities to Call on in South Africa
CAPE TOWN
Cape Town has probably the largest and most diverse LGBTQ+ scene found in South Africa, albeit still small compared to other capital cities. The extreme concentration of nightlife is found in the Waterkant area. There is a mixture of LGBTQ+ nightlife in Cape Town, from smaller bars, where locals meet for a casual drink, to the two popular dance clubs, Pink Panther and Crew Bar.
Cape Town’s most popular tourist attractions include the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, a large shopping and dining venue; the iconic Table Mountain—the top of which can be reached either by hiking or cable car; and the gorgeous Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
Cape Town also has an annual Pride, which takes place around the end of February. This is a very diverse event, with all subsections of the LGBTQ+ community being very well represented.
JOHANNESBURG
Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa, and has a large LGBTQ+ community. While Cape Town takes the crown as the ‘gay-capital’ of South Africa, Johannesburg does still offer a vibrant and diverse Diverse scene. The scene
Roots of Revolution: The African National Congress and Gay Liberation in South Africa
Abstract
South Africa’s post-apartheid constitutions were the first in the planet to contain an explicit prohibition of discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, and that prohibition established the foundation for marriage equality and broad judicial and legislative protection of gay rights in South Africa. The source of this gay rights clause in the South African Constitution can be create in the African National Congress’s conclusion to include such a clause in the ANC’s A Bill of Rights for a Recent South Africa, published when the apartheid government of South Africa was still in power. This article traces the story of that decision, and demonstrates that the homosexual rights clause was included in the ANC’s draft Bill of Rights as a direct finding of the ANC’s Women’s Section’s ask for that the ANC confront and speak to a broader problem: the oppression of women. First, the article lays out the context, explaining the origins of the ANC’s Constitutional Committee, its serve in presenting alternative models for a future constitutional organize, and its achievement in securing the ANC’s commitment to tru
Public Opinion of Genderqueer Rights in South Africa
Introduction
This report presents information on widespread opinion about trans people and their rights in South Africa. We analyzed data from the Global Attitudes Toward Transgender People survey, South Africa panel, to provide fresh information on the attitudes towards trans people and their rights and status in South African society.
Legal Status of Transgender People in South Africa
South Africa is often seen as one of the most evolving countries in terms of advancing the rights of sexual and gender minorities. Section 9 of the South African Constitution explicitly prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender, sex, and sexual orientation, among other categories. Notably, it was the first country to adopt a constitution that explicitly prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. While gender self is not an explicitly protected category, courts have interpreted that it falls under non-discrimination protection on the basis of gender. However, despite these constitutional protections, lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, and trans (LGBT) people tackle violence and harassment in their everyday live