Transgender Amendment Act: In their voice

When confronted by the police over her identity, Noori, a transwoman at the cusp of adulthood asks, “If I’m the one who has been kidnapped, at least ask me if I have been kidnapped.”

This scene from Anureet Watta’s film ‘Don’t Interrupt While We Dance’ sits at the core of the criticism of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act 2026, which includes a section on offences against trans people stating that compelling children to outwardly present a transgender identity is a punishable offence.