Botswana To Decide This Summer On The Penal Code’s Gay Sex Ban

It looks like another African country has decided to hold off on decriminalizing homosexuality along with Kenya.

According to Reuters, the nation of Botswana has announced that it will postpone arguments over decriminalizing gay sex. Currently, Botswana’s Penal Code bans “carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature” and “indecent practices between persons.” Anyone convicted of this could face up to seven years in jail.

But now, a gay man named Letsweletse Motshidiemang will argue against this law in the High Court. The man filed a case back in May 2018 not only attempts to legalize gay sex, but earn basic civil rights and services for LGBTQ people.

Citizens in Botswana are hopeful that the Penal Code will be updated to respect gay sex and LGBTQ people.

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