/ 15 April 2003

Sex change legislation in pipeline

A Bill is in the legislative pipeline in South Africa which addresses the issue of sex changes, South African Home Affairs Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi said on Tuesday.

Addressing the National Assembly home affairs portfolio committee, he said that during the course of the year there would be a Bill ”which addresses the issue of sex changes so that those who under certain conditions choose to change their sex (gender) may be registered accordingly.”

He also noted that there would be legislation on film and publication control ”in fear that some of the present provisions may contain loopholes which do not adequately support law enforcement against child pornography”.

Buthelezi said these Bills would be submitted to him ”shortly”. – I-Net-Bridge