The Legal Emancipation of Transsexual People: From Living in Closets During the Dark Ages to Recognition of an Altered Sex and Zero-Tolerance for Unfair Discrimination in the 21st Century: Atkins v. Datacentrix (Pty) Ltd (2010), 4 BLLR 35 (LC); Ehlers v. Bohler Uddeholm Africa (Pty) Ltd. (2010), JOL 26216 (LC)
2013; RELX Group (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1556-5068
Autores Tópico(s)Discrimination and Equality Law
ResumoTranssexual people had been, and still are, often subjected to isolation, alienation, marginalization, ridicule, discrimination, stigma, harassment, stereotyping, labeling, humiliation and prejudice in all aspects of life, including their working lives, the primary focus of this note. Presently efforts are made in South Africa to counteract ignorance and harmful stereotyping of transsexual people and to lobby for their human rights. This note hopes to contribute in this regard by investigating the nature and prevalence of transsexualism, South African laws protecting transsexual people from discrimination in the workplace and legislation which recognizes a changed sex description (and the problems in this regard both pre- and post transition), the secondary focus of the note.
Referência(s)