Dec 01, 2006Articles: Tribal chiefs and church leaders protest
By vanrozenheim
(South Africa) - In a new twist, traditional leaders are balking at giving communal land to gay couples, even though they will be legally married in terms of the bill. A high-level meeting to discuss the bill and its ramifications has been called for next month. If traditional leaders do not give communal land to couples based on their sexual orientation, this matter may end up in the Constitutional Court as it can be interpreted as a human rights violation. The bill is a result of last year’s Constitutional Court finding that the Marriage Act was unconstitutional and ordering Parliament to remedy the situation with a new law.
