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| Region | Botswana |
| Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
| Status | Not legally recognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There is no legal gender recognition provided to nonbinary or intersex people in Botswana. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/botswana |
Revision History (6)
edited by UnknownMiles. No date needed.
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| Start Date | Sep 30, 2017 | (unknown) |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Probably better to merge these but I’ll leave that for the admins.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Sep 30, 2017 |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Status is completely wrong. The ruling was a very binary one.
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| Value | Recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Start Date | Sep 29, 2017 | (unknown) |
| Description | Although nobody has changed their legal gender to non-binary, it is possible by invoking Section 16 of the National Registration Act (Act No. 26) (1986), which empowers the Registrar to alter any particulars of a registered person and issue new identity documentation in the event of a significant change in circumstances. Several transgender citizens have changed their legal gender this way. | There is no legal gender recognition provided to nonbinary or intersex people in Botswana. |
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| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20190621164818/https://allafrica.com/stories/201710090073.html | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/botswana |
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edited by vilicus. Original source only mentioned a law change about homosexuality. I'm not quite sure why it was cited as a source regarding non-binary gender recognition
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| Value | Not legally recognized | Recognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Description | No laws in place to recognize non-binary people. | Although nobody has changed their legal gender to non-binary, it is possible by invoking Section 16 of the National Registration Act (Act No. 26) (1986), which empowers the Registrar to alter any particulars of a registered person and issue new identity documentation in the event of a significant change in circumstances. Several transgender citizens have changed their legal gender this way. |
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| Sources | https://www.dw.com/en/from-bhutan-to-botswana-lgbtq-rights-advanced-in-unexpected-places-in-2021/a-60217589 | https://web.archive.org/web/20190621164818/https://allafrica.com/stories/201710090073.html |
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- Status is not correct "The source does not even mention nonbinary people or identities. Should be Not Recognized. https://example.org/"
edited by Notdog1996. It is not ambiguous
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Not legally recognized |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Not legally recognized |
| Description | No laws in place | No laws in place to recognize non-binary people. |