Transgender woman fights toilet barring

Members of the LGBTQIA+ community gathered at the Equality Court in Cape Town last weekin support of a transgender woman, Jackye Majawie (36), who was allegedly denied access to a ladies’ public toilet by a cleaner last year. A Cape Argus report notes Majawie is an anti-GBV activist from Worcester, who started her transition from male to female in 2015 at Groote Schuur Hospital. She said the incident took place at a mall in the CBD in March 2023, when she entered a public bathroom and was told to use the mens’ toilet. ‘I was misgendered and my human rights were being violated when I was denied access to use a female toilet by another woman who works for a cleaning company. I took the matter to the Equality Court because my dignity was disregarded. I always use the female toilet and identity as a female because all my identity documents state I am a woman.’ The report adds the case was postponed to 2 August.