Dick Bayford, Botswana's attorney general, removed anti-gay language that courts struck down years ago. (Photo courtesy of the Sunday Standa
Local LGBTIQ+ organisation LEGABIBO welcomed the governmentβs move, describing it as βa necessary and long-overdue step toward restoring dignity and aligning our legal framework with constitutional values of equality and human rights.β The group said the change sends βa clear message that LGBTIQ+ persons are not criminals, and that their lives and relationships deserve protection, not punishment.β LEGABIBO noted that the colonial-era provisions had long cast a shadow over the lives of LGBTIQ+ people in the country.





















