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Kellyn Botha

Kellyn Botha is a trans woman and human rights activist living in Johannesburg, South Africa. She works as a Communications Consultant for Iranti – a Johannesburg-based NGO advocating for the rights of lesbian, transgender and intersex persons in the region. She is also completing her MA in Film Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, researching the ways in which trans women are portrayed in cinema; and is conducting legal research for the Geneva-based ILGA World.