Queer and Intersex(LGBTQI)

Landmark judgment on gay marriage, citizenship reserved

Landmark judgment on gay marriage, citizenship reserved

Eba Kandovazu IN WHAT is purported to be a landmark case in the fight for equal rights for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, Queer and Intersex(LGBTQI), the Supreme Court today reserved judgment, which would possibly grant citizenship by- domicile to a Gay Mexican man, married to a Namibian man. Eduardo Castaneda, married to Namibian, Phillip Luehl, approached the Supreme Court to challenge the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration’s refusal to grant him domicile status. A full bench consisting of Chief Justice Peter Shivute, Deputy Judge President Petrus Damaseb, and Dave Smuts today heard the oral arguments and closing remarks…
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