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Young People take part in a Trans freedom march for victims of transphobic hatred with a banner saying Trans lives matter, on November 20, 2021 in Rome, Italy. Transgender Day of Remembrance (Tdor) is the global day of remembrance for victims of hate and violence against transgender people. (Photo by Simona Granati – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
ACADEMICS

South Africa is home to a culture of transphobia

Two M&G articles defending trans-exclusionary views draw on the insidious anti-trans rhetoric flourishing in the UK, but ignore our country’s constitutional protections

  • Cassandra Roxburgh
6 min read
‘Trans-exclusionary’ views are not unlawful. (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE

‘A weird new sort of fascism’

‘Trans-exclusionary’ views are not unlawful. So what gives self-appointed enforcers the right to police what can and cannot be said about transgender people?

  • Drew Forrest
6 min read