Professor David Bilchitz has urged the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to consider how his potential appointment as a Constitutional Court justice may enable transformation - by advancing LGBTQ representation at the apex court.
Professor David Bilchitz has urged the Judicial Service Commission to consider how his potential appointment as a Constitutional Court justice may enable transformation - by advancing LGBTQ representation at the apex court.
"What I can offer… is a diversity of perspectives and also perhaps one element of diversity that hasn't really been canvassed thus far and that is that when I was growing up, people with my sexual orientation were criminalised for having same-sex relationships and during my lifetime, the Constitution has fundamentally changed my life and that of others in the LGBTQ community," he stated, in response to questions from JSC commissioner and EFF leader Julius Malema.
"First, by decriminalising our sexuality and then recognising our rights to stand shoulder to shoulder with our South Africans in dignity…South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
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