100+ lawyers, feminists urge withdrawal of Transgender Bill 2026

Activists have appealed MPs to withdraw the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026. They argue it undermines the NALSA judgment by narrowing definitions, removing self-identification rights, and imposing medical gatekeeping. The Bill risks excluding marginalised communities, criminalising support networks, and reversing hard-won constitutional protections for trans people.