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Home Affairs failing trans and gender-diverse South Africans during lockdown
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The lives and livelihoods of transgender and gender-diverse individuals have been devastated because Home Affairs has deemed vital gender-affirming services not “essential” during the lockdown. Johannesburg-based LGBTI advocacy organisation, Iranti and ten other allied organisations have sent an open letter to the Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi demanding that the needs of transgender South Africans be addressed.
The letter was issued along with the results of a survey on the impact of COVID-19 on services for transgender individuals by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA).
It found “a clear disregard by the DHA for the rights of transgender and gender-diverse persons during the pandemic.” As part of lockdown safety initiatives,
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