HOME AFFAIRS ALLOWS GAY PARENTS BIRTH REGISTRATION
The department of home affairs has only now begun to include the names of both same-sex married parents on birth certificates.
Behind the Mask reports that it has taken years of lobbying and legal action, led by Lisa Sonnekus from Baby Ventures Rainbow Family, to force the department to adapt its computer systems to allow two parents of the same sex who have a child through artificial insemination to be registered as parents.
The birth certificate registration system previously would not allow the identity number of two people of the same sex to be registered as parents of a child.
“After investigating the problem at home affairs we embarked on a journey to find legal representation and Pro-bono.org assisted us to find the legal firm, Wayne van Niekerk Inc, which decided to go with a class action and get as many couples together,” Sonnekus told the website.
Nevertheless , it appears as if gay and lesbian parents will still be required to list themselves as either partner A (father) or partner B (Mother) on the current registration forms.
Same-sex marriage was legalised in South Africa in 2006, which then legally allowed same-sex couples who have children biologically to register their children as a couple. Join adoption by same-sex couples was legalised in 2002.
Not surprising. Is there ANYTHING about ANY government agency that is surprising anymore. It is the worst service and system in the world. With the technology out there, they really could deliver great service, but of course the ministers are WAY more interested to buy german luxury cars for themselves and their family from their budget than to actually pump some money into getting their systems up to date, or upgraded. They do not even spend money to clean or uphold the place and every time you have been to home affairs or the licensing department you feel like you need to take a shower.
Politics. I am more worried those two in the picture are going to bring up there children as obese as they are!
Shut up