Transgender woman wins recognition
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
In what many human rights advocacy groups would view as a giant step in achieving inclusive democracy for minority groups such as transgender people, the Gaborone High Court yesterday ordered the Registrar of Births and Deaths to amend the registers to reflect Kgositau as female not as male.
Kgositau was suing the Civil and National Registration for refusal to change the gender marker on her identity documents.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...