As originally written, the state's anti-discrimination guideline was a supportive document with backing from educators and LGBTQ advocates. Now it's a "nightmare" for trans students.
A Recent study by Institution of Engineering & Technology revealed young people from LGBT community avoid taking STEM subjects due to fear of discrimination.
Because the new framework means that morality, justified by culture and religion, will continue to be institutionalised in the schools’ regulations and curricula, teachers will continue with the abstinence-only approach.
Because the school portrayed the covenant not as necessary to its students’ religious belief, but merely to an optimal Christian learning environment, five judges said the limit on religious freedom was minor.
While June is Youth Month in South Africa, the challenges facing young LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning) people, including high rates of bullying and discrimination, are often overlooked over this period.