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Reuters reports:
Botswana’s Court of Appeal on Monday upheld a 2019 ruling that decriminalised gay sex, a decision hailed by gay community as establishing the southern African country as a “true democracy”.
Monday’s decision in effect struck off two sections of the penal code that had outlawed homosexuality. Before the 2019 High Court ruling, which was praised by international organisations and activists, engaging in gay sex in Botswana was punishable by up to seven years in prison.
The state had argued on appeal that the penal code outlawed gay sex and there was no evidence that people’s attitude towards homosexuality had changed.
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“The criminalisation of consensual same-sex activities violated the constitutional rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender persons to dignity, liberty, privacy and equality.”
So good! Well done to LGBT folks in Botswana who made this happen!https://t.co/K045VjnLjH
— Senthorun Raj (@senthorun) November 29, 2021
Botswana’s Court of Appeal on Monday upheld a 2019 ruling that decriminalized gay sex, a decision hailed by gay community as establishing the southern African country as a “true democracy”.https://t.co/fqnehalAf1
— NBC Out (@NBCOUT) November 29, 2021
The #Botswana Court of Appeal has unanimously decriminalised consensual same-sex activities, upholding a High Court decision the Government tried to overturn. The Court said criminalisation violated the constitutional rights of #LGTBT people. #queernews https://t.co/QKyUsbxI5b
— James McKenzie (@JMcKMelbourne) November 29, 2021