In this episode of ‘Parliamentary Conversations in the Commonwealth’, South African MP, Hon. Steve Letsike discusses the enduring impact of colonial laws on LGBT+ rights in South Africa and across the Commonwealth. Drawing from her roles as Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, and Founder of Access Chapter 2, Hon. Steve Letsike speaks to the paradox of legal progress and lived realities, the pre-colonial history of gender diversity in Africa and what meaningful change looks like from within and beyond Parliament.  

Hon. Steve Letsike was speaking with Miral Pankhania, Strategic Communications Coordinator at the CPA Secretariat.  

Music: Vine Crawler by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)  

Recorded in February 2025. 

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