Botswana court to hear case against criminalization of gay sex. - NBCOUT
Botswana's penal code outlaws "carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature" and those convicted face jail sentences of up to seven years.
Botswana's Penal Code outlaws"carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature" and those convicted face jail sentences of up to seven years. The LGBT community in Botswana is hopeful that gay sex will be decriminalized as the case comes after rulings in recent years which partially acknowledged the rights of LGBT people, including their right to equal protection before the law.
Same-sex relationships are illegal in more than 70 countries worldwide, almost half of them in Africa, where homosexuality is broadly taboo and persecution is rife.
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