If parents misgender and reject their kid for being transgender, that could constitute emotional abuse, for which they could be reported to authorities.
Courts have ruled in favour of a teenager who wants medical treatment in his gender transition, despite the opposition of his father, in a ruling that grants trans kids more legal rights and protections.
Pretoria - In a victory for people in same-sex relationships and who are members of the Dutch Reformed Church, the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, on Friday morning overturned the church’s decision not to recognise same-sex unions within the church.
“Botswana is a diverse society and the Constitution protects the freedoms and dignity of all persons in Botswana, regardless of whether you are gay, lesbian, bisexual transgender or intersex”, says Anna Mmolai-Chalmers, LEGABIBO’s CEO.
A court on Wednesday rejected a damages suit filed against a university in Tokyo by the parents of a graduate law student, who died after he was outed as gay by another student in 2015.
Ms. Mohammadi’s charges include “collusion against national security by normalising same sex relations.” This is the first time that an activist faces such an accusation in Iran. She may be sentenced up to five years imprisonment.
