Dozens of people gathered in Gaborone in mid-July for discussions of the LGBTI community and its relationship to business and work environments, ageism, and artists confronting discrimination. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Botswana
Trans community launches Queerstion magazine
The African Transdiverse community today launched the online magazine Queerstion, making its debut on the International Transgender Day of Visibility. Continue reading
News briefs: Archbishop pushes for LGBTI equality
An Anglican archbishop in the Caribbean calls for justice for LGBTI people. An annual LGBTQ film festival is held for the fifth time in Botswana. Tanzania backs off a proposal to publish the names of gay Tanzanians. Those items and other less encouraging news come from the latest edition of UNAIDS’s Equal Eyes recap of … Continue reading
Anti-gay pastor plans Malawi visit despite reported ban
Anti-LGBTI Pastor Steven Anderson has received permission from Malawi to visit that country, he says in a video he posted on YouTube. In October, this blog and several news sites in Malawi and internationally reported that he had been denied entry to establish an anti-gay church there. Anderson is the leader of the Faithful Word Baptist … Continue reading
Anti-LGBTI push at U.N. falls short
The U.N. General Assembly today rejected a plan to undo the U.N. Human Rights Council’s June decision to hire a watchdog to investigate violations of LGBTI rights. Among the countries supporting the LGBTI rapporteur were South Africa, which had earlier indicated support for the anti-LGBTI proposal; Sri Lanka and Kiribati, two countries that still … Continue reading
Opposition and delay confront anti-LGBT push at U.N.
The United Nations has delayed a confrontation about LGBT rights until later this month. At issue is whether the U.N. General Assembly will seek to nullify June’s vote by the U.N. Human Rights Council to hire a watchdog to investigate violations of LGBT rights. A large group of African nations, including Botswana and South Africa, … Continue reading
Anti-LGBT nations seek to end U.N. advocacy of LGBT rights
A confrontation over LGBT rights is expected to come to a head tomorrow at the United Nations. [Editor’s note: That scheduled vote has been delayed. See: “Opposition and delay confront anti-LGBT push at U.N.”] At issue is last June’s vote by the U.N. Human Rights Council to hire a watchdog to investigate violations of LGBT rights. … Continue reading
Three African nations have now blocked anti-LGBTI pastor
Malawi has blocked a planned visit by anti-gay Pastor Steven Anderson, making it the third African country to do so. Anderson is the leader of the Faithful Word Baptist Church, based in the United States, which claims that homosexuality is an abomination that should be punished by death. Continue reading
Stories of LGBTI love, hate, coming out and hope in Botswana
The LGBTI group LeGaBiBo of Botswana has published a short book of stories about the experiences of LGBTI people in that southern African nation — stories of love, hate, coming out and hope, exploring the “lived experiences of LGBTI persons in our communities.” The 44-page book, Dipolelo Tsa Rona — Our Stories, is available in print … Continue reading
LGBTI briefs: Pakistan, Russia, Botswana, many more
In Pakistan, trans activist Didar was shot. She was rushed to the hospital, and her life is out of danger. In Russia, officials shut down BlueSystem, the country’s most popular website for LGBT news and entertainment. See below for more news briefs. Continue reading
