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| Region | South Africa |
| Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
| Status | Not legally recognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | While the South African government had brought up offering non-binary identification in 2021, it hasn't been realized as of yet. |
| Sources | https://www.africanews.com/2021/11/21/south-africa-plans-to-introduce-gender-neutral-identification// https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/534602/new-id-system-planned-for-south-africa/ https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/04/23/south-africa-non-binary-national-identity-number-id/ |
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edited by jadeywadey. improved sources
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| Description | While the South African government had brought up offering non-binary identification in 2021, it hasn't been realized as of yet. | While the South African government had brought up offering non-binary identification in 2021, it hasn't been realized as of yet. |
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| Sources | https://www.africanews.com/2021/11/21/south-africa-plans-to-introduce-gender-neutral-identification// https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/534602/new-id-system-planned-for-south-africa/ | https://www.africanews.com/2021/11/21/south-africa-plans-to-introduce-gender-neutral-identification// https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/534602/new-id-system-planned-for-south-africa/ https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/04/23/south-africa-non-binary-national-identity-number-id/ |
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- Other "Not active anymore "
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- Date is incorrect "Until 2021"
edited by Notdog1996. No such change has been made yet. It is not currently recognized.
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Not legally recognized |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Not legally recognized |
| Start Date | 2021 | (unknown) |
| Description | Non-Binary people will now have access to a 3rd gender option in government documents, should come into effect shortly. | While the South African government had brought up offering non-binary identification in 2021, it hasn't been realized as of yet. |
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edited by Markissik. Fixing the status after several reports. According to sources, it's just a proposal, not a passed law.
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| Value | Recognized | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Recognized | Ambiguous |
created by DuffdeNecker
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| Status | Recognized |
| Start Date | 2021 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Non-Binary people will now have access to a 3rd gender option in government documents, should come into effect shortly. |
| Sources | https://www.africanews.com/2021/11/21/south-africa-plans-to-introduce-gender-neutral-identification// https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/534602/new-id-system-planned-for-south-africa/ |
Reports (3)
- Status is not correct "As of 2023, there is still not an option for a third gender or non-binary in South Africa. That law does not exist yet."
- Status is not correct "South Africa has only proposed the recognition of non-binary gender but has passed no legislation doing so"
- Status is not correct "The proposal is not to recognise a third gender, but to eliminate the practice of embedding a binary gender-specific 2 digit code into national ID numbers assigned when births are registrered -- these numbers don't change when legal gender markers change for trans people, which creates problems. The idea is to make the ID numbers neutral. "