Ricki Kgositau

Tshepo Ricki Kgositau-Kanzaa, is trans-rights activist from Botswana who lives in South Africa. In 2017, she was the first trans women to have her preferred gender identity legally recognised in Botswana.[1]

Quotes

• “I don’t appreciate how certain members of society have continued to address me as a ‘he’ instead of a ‘she’. I gave my time to some people, opening myself up and sharing intimate details of my life but my experiences are being sensationalized. As of now, I will choose when and how to engage the public,”
• “Are these people here for me?”
• “Thank you for coming…”
  • "I am a woman" by Botswana Guardian August 14, 2017, Retrieved 22/11/2023.