Transgenders must make own decisions - Tshireletso

Tshireletso
Tshireletso

Local Government and Rural Development assistant minister Botlogile Tshireletso has called on government to refrain from making decisions for transgender persons.

Speaking on Tuesday in Parliament, Tshireletso said transgender people have the same rights just as any citizen is entitled to enjoy and they should be given that respect for who they are and also should be treated equally.

Tshireletso said transgender persons should have their birth certificates written in the state in which they are born immediately and later on when they reach puberty stage that is when they can decide what to become because it is the grooming state that favours them.

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