Call for Home Affairs to make a third 'unspecified'...
A third option for recording gender with the Department of Home Affairs is welcome, but needs to be available to anyone who would like to use it for whatever reason. This was the sentiment of activists, academics and legal experts who engaged with the department’s director, Sihle Mthiyane, about its proposed identity management policy. The virtual discussion was hosted by Iranti, a media advocacy organisation defending the rights of lesbian, intersex and transgender persons in Africa. In December 2020, the Department of Home Affairs gazetted a draft official identity management policy docum...
Source: dailymaverick.co.za