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Anti-gay law ‘like a gun pointing at us’
By Sonia Elks LONDON, Oct 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When LGBT+ people took to the streets last year for the first ever Pride march in eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland, some hardly believed they could celebrate the event in a country where stigma is rife...
Incremental gains and public activism pave the way for decriminalisation of same-sex sexual conduct in Botswana
By: Tashwill Esterhuizen The recent Botswana court victory, which will bring enormous benefits to the LGBT community in Botswana and beyond, would not have been possible without the selfless work of LGBT activists in Botswana. Their willingness and resilience to...
Is Being Gay A Sin?
One can never claim to know more about what is sin, or what is not sin. However the characterisation of sexual orientation, as social construct attributed to the physical, emotional and mental attraction of two or more sexes to any other, as debauchery, is rather...
Out, Proud and African
South African Writer and Researcher, Jamil F. Khan. He currently enrolled for a PhD in Critical Diversity Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand. His research focuses on the histories and lived experiences of creolised people (classified as coloured) in South...
Botswana: Time for Swaziland to Follow Botswana’s Lead and Decriminalise Gay Sex
Swaziland should follow the example of its near-neighbour Botswana and decriminalise gay sex. The kingdom, also known as eSwatini, has much in common with Botswana. Both were protectorates of Great Britain and have laws relating to homosexuality dating back to that...
Eswatini | New LGBTI group hopes to be first to be registered
Article by Roberto Igual | May 13, 2019 | In HEADLINES, Mambagirl News A newly established group in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) is hoping to become the first organisation in the nation to be legally registered as a specifically LGBTI rights group. Activist Melusi...
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