Botswana: identity documents block trans people from essential services
In Botswana, legal gender recognition is possible in theory following court rulings, but administrative implementation is slow and unclear, leaving most transgender people unable to change their gender markers on official documents. This lack of legal recognition blocks trans people from accessing essential services. The government has not legalized same-sex marriage, and intersex people lack formal recognition and protection from nonconsensual procedures. A proposed constitutional amendment to protect intersex people and people with disabilities was rejected by parliament in 2024.
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