Botswana Court's Same-Sex Ruling - a Young Man's Victory Offers Hope for Queer Africans

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A series of four articles examine issues of policy, laws, rights, culture, popular culture, language, stigma, crimes, discrimination and individual experience of the queer community in four African countries.

Six years ago, at the age of just 21, Letsweletse Motshidiemang decided to launch a legal challenge against the Botswana government. Soft-spoken and measured in tone, Motshidiemang explains his decision to challenge sections of the country's penal code which criminalises same-sex sexual relations.

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