Kellyn Botha, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/author/kellyn-botha/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Sun, 14 Mar 2021 15:34:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.mambaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-mamba_logo_output-32x32.png Kellyn Botha, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/author/kellyn-botha/ 32 32 Opinion | Adding a ‘third gender option’ on IDs: A small step in the right direction https://www.mambaonline.com/2021/03/14/opinion-adding-a-third-gender-option-on-ids-a-small-step-in-the-right-direction/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2021/03/14/opinion-adding-a-third-gender-option-on-ids-a-small-step-in-the-right-direction/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2021 15:17:56 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=103916 The SA government is considering including a third gender option in identity documents. Iranti's Kellyn Botha looks at the proposed policy.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2021/03/14/opinion-adding-a-third-gender-option-on-ids-a-small-step-in-the-right-direction/feed/ 1 Trans Day of Visibility | Out and calling on your empathy https://www.mambaonline.com/2020/03/31/trans-day-of-visibility-out-and-calling-on-your-empathy/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2020/03/31/trans-day-of-visibility-out-and-calling-on-your-empathy/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:47:59 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=99557 As the world marks the International Trans Day of Visibility under the cloud of Covid-19, Kellyn Botha looks at the strides and setbacks faced by the trans community.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2020/03/31/trans-day-of-visibility-out-and-calling-on-your-empathy/feed/ 0 Remembering Leigh Davids, a flame in the darkness https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/03/05/remembering-leigh-davids-a-flame-in-the-darkness/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/03/05/remembering-leigh-davids-a-flame-in-the-darkness/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2019 17:29:47 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=93133 Leigh Davids, a passionate and important advocate for transgender rights, recently passed away. Iranti's Kellyn Botha writes about the enduring impact Leigh and her work had on these communities.

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