Most of the headlines about LGBTQ rights in Africa point to increasingly harsh punishments in places like Uganda or Senegal, but it’s important to remember there are advances too in other countries. Botswana repealing the Victorian-era colonial law banning gay sex is a welcome step following India and Singapore repealing the identically written law in recent years.
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Excellent news!
dutch_connection_uk on
Congrats to the Batswana people for this accomplishment! Hopefully the existing colonial-era laws were already unconstitutional and unenforceable before this, though.
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Most of the headlines about LGBTQ rights in Africa point to increasingly harsh punishments in places like Uganda or Senegal, but it’s important to remember there are advances too in other countries. Botswana repealing the Victorian-era colonial law banning gay sex is a welcome step following India and Singapore repealing the identically written law in recent years.
Excellent news!
Congrats to the Batswana people for this accomplishment! Hopefully the existing colonial-era laws were already unconstitutional and unenforceable before this, though.