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Back in the closet: LGBTQIA+ individuals excluded from the 2022 census

It is of great concern that the census still does not include questions relating to sexual orientation and excludes transgender, intersex and non-binary persons

  • Muyenga Mugerwa-Sekawabe
  • Viwe Tafeni
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Out for the count: A team from Statistics South Africa counts the transient population as the 2022 census kicks off with census night in Marabastad, Pretoria, on 2 February. (Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images)
2022 CENSUS

2022 census discriminates against LGBTQIA+ community

LGBTQIA+ organisations have accused Stats SA of being discriminatory for excluding transgender, non-binary and intersex categories in a question relating to sex

  • Cassandra Roxburgh
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