On 23 February 2026, the Equality High Court in Cape Town granted Doctors for Life International (DFL) permission to participate as amicus curiae (a friend of the court) in a case concerning alleged “transgender” discrimination at a high school in the Western Cape. The Court is allowing DFL to present expert medical evidence showing that gender is rooted in, and inseparable from, biological sex. The evidence will also show that the practice of socially transitioning children to a gender opposite to their biological sex as a treatment for gender dysphoria is harmful and has been discredited in the international medical community.
The experts will refer to recent international developments, including the 2024 Cass Review in the United Kingdom, which found that the scientific evidence supporting gender-transition interventions for minors is weak and uncertain. There has also been growing controversy surrounding the WPATH Standards of Care following what has become known as the “WPATH Files”. In addition, several European countries have recently limited gender-transition interventions for children due to the harm it can do.
The case is scheduled to be heard in the Cape Town High Court in October 2026.
