Court affirms right to amend gender markers, advancing transgender rights

The Kenya Human Rights Commission has welcomed a landmark court ruling affirming that Kenyan law does not expressly bar applications seeking amendment of sex or gender markers in official records, in a decision seen as a major step forward for… The Kenya Human Rights Commission has welcomed a landmark court ruling affirming that Kenyan law does not expressly bar applications seeking amendment of sex or gender markers in official records, in a decision seen as a major step forward for transgender rights in the country. In a judgment delivered by Justice Bahati Mwamuye, the court [...] The post Court affirms right to amend gender markers, advancing transgender rights appeared first on Kahawatungu.