Current Version
| Region | South Africa |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | May 8, 1996 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Prohibition of "sexual orientation" discrimination was first included at Section 8 of the Interim Constitution that came into force in April 1994, and was carried through Section 9(3) of the Constitution of South Africa (1996). |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/south-africa-lgbti http://www.justice.gov.za/EQCact/eqc_main.html http://www.france.qrd.org/assocs/ilga/euroletter/45.html |
Revision History (2)
Revision by Nathan. Improvement
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Note | Prohibition of "sexual orientation" discrimination was first included at Section 8 of the Interim Constitution that came into force in April 1994, and was carried through Section 9(3) of the Constitution of South Africa (1996). | |
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| Sources | http://www.justice.gov.za/EQCact/eqc_main.html http://www.france.qrd.org/assocs/ilga/euroletter/45.html | https://database.ilga.org/south-africa-lgbti http://www.justice.gov.za/EQCact/eqc_main.html http://www.france.qrd.org/assocs/ilga/euroletter/45.html |
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Revision by vviet93
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Start Date | Feb 4, 1997 | May 8, 1996 |
| Sources | http://www.justice.gov.za/EQCact/eqc_main.html | http://www.justice.gov.za/EQCact/eqc_main.html http://www.france.qrd.org/assocs/ilga/euroletter/45.html |
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Reports (2)
- Status is not correct
- Date is incorrect "May 8th 1996 is the correct date. Discriminations are applied to the constitution.
http://www.france.qrd.org/assocs/ilga/euroletter/45.html"