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A coalition of churches in Botswana has voiced its opposition to parliament's latest effort to amend the constitution to include gay rights. Botswana’s minister for state president, Kabo Morwaeng, introduced a constitutional amendment bill for the first reading Wednesday. Among proposed amendments is the inclusion of a clause that would “protect and prohibit the discrimination…

Botswana has made progress on LGBTQ+ rights, but many remain silenced. A growing movement of activists are using art to carve out rights

Following pressure from the Church, government has finally bowed down by deferring the homosexuality bill to allow for intensive interrogation of the constitutional issues raised by the former.

Tensions are rising in Botswana between the LGBTQ and Christian communities after members of the evangelical church community organized a march Saturday against a bill that could decriminalize same-sex relations. A 2019 High Court ruling supported LGBTQ rights in Botswana, sparking a backlash by conservative groups. The ongoing tensions come ahead of a National Assembly…

Tensions are rising in Botswana between the LGBTQ and Christian communities after members of the evangelical church community organized a march Saturday