About Ricki Kgositau
Born 1987. Ricki Kgositau is a Botswanan lGBTQ rights activist and executive director.
Tshepo Ricki Kgositau-Kanzaa is a trans-rights activist from Botswana who lives in South Africa.
In 2017, she was the first trans women to have her preferred gender identity legally recognised in Botswana.
Personal life Kgositau identified as a woman from a young age. In 2011, she requested to have her gender identity correctly noted as female on her Omang (English: National Identify Card) by the Civil and National Registration Office, but they were unable to make the change.
In 2017, the Botswana High Court ordered the government to recognise her gender identify as a woman, making her the first trans women to have her preferred gender identity legally recognised in Botswana. She is a trans rights advocate.
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Who is Ricki Kgositau?
trans-rights activist from Botswana
When was Ricki Kgositau born?
Ricki Kgositau was born in 1987 in Gaborone.
What is Ricki Kgositau's occupation?
Ricki Kgositau is a lGBTQ rights activist and executive director.
What nationality is Ricki Kgositau?
Ricki Kgositau is Botswanan.
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