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Commission calls for LGBTQI inclusion

The LGBTQI community had been fighting for the government to recognize and protect the community
The LGBTQI community had been fighting for the government to recognize and protect the community

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Review of Constitution of Botswana has recommended that Section 15 of the Constitution be amended to include intersex as a ground for non-discrimination.

It further recommended that the Births and Deaths Registration Act be amended to provide for delayed selection of gender marks for intersex people until the individual is fully developed to choose their preferred gender mark. This comes after the LGBTQI community had been fighting for the government to recognize and protect the community.

The community also called for delayed mark on the Birth and Deaths Registration Act saying it was difficult for it to access health services and other necessary services. They also called for the government to make laws that would protect them from discrimination from community members that in most cases result in assaults and rape.

Editor's Comment
Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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