LGBTQ+ news, rights, politics and culture from Botswana.
Explore reporting from this country and its place in the wider world.
Bonolo Selelo and Tsholofelo Kumile are asking the High Court to find Botswana’s Marriage Act unconstitutional after officials refused to register their marriage in 2025.
Criminalizing same-sex relations hinders HIV progress. #LGBTQ #UNAids #HIV
A groundbreaking study shows decriminalizing gay sex boosts HIV response globally, a win for public health. #HIVPrevention #Decriminalization #PublicHealth
Mauritius Supreme Court celebrates historic LGBTQ+ decriminalization. #LGBTQ+ #Mauritius #Decriminalization
Discrimination in healthcare persists for LGBTQ+ individuals in Botswana, despite legal changes. Challenges in access, awareness, and support remain. #LGBTQHealthcare #BotswanaLGBTQ
Pan Africa ILGA Conference sparks unity for LGBTQ rights in Africa. Homophobia's $14B cost exposed. Progress and challenges discussed. #LGBTQRights
Botswana grapples with religious influence on LGBTIQ+ rights, as church rhetoric clashes with recent legal strides.
Uganda enforces strict anti-LGBTQ laws, while regional challenges persist. Death penalty, life imprisonment, and discrimination undermine LGBTQ rights. #Uganda #Africa #LGBTQrights
Japan's LGBT community demands equal rights ahead of G-7 Summit. Join us in supporting #Pride7 and ending discrimination now!
ILORIN, Nigeria, June 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Y ouTuber Victor Emmanuel knows first-hand how tough life is for people who are openly gay in Nigeria, where LGBTQ+ relationships and even same-sex displays of aff…
TOKYO (AP) — The 100 meters at the Olympics is the event that turns sprinters into kings: Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis, Usain Bolt. On one of the most unusual nights the sport has ever seen, fans, experts, and even the racer…
