Government reviews Marriage Act amid calls over same-sex unions

Govt Reviews Same Sex Marriage Law

Meaningful progress will depend on collective engagement among stakeholders, signalling that the national conversation on LGBTQ rights in Botswana is far from settled BONGANI MALUNGA The government has not yet adopted a formal stance on homosexuality, while signalling that the contentious issue of same sex marriage could soon come under national scrutiny as the Marriage…

Government reviews Marriage Act amid calls over same-sex unions

Sunday Standard Government reviews Marriage Act amid calls over same-sex unions The government is edging cautiously into one of its most sensitive social debates, as it reviews marriage laws while maintaining an officially neutral stance on homosexuality. Serowe South MP Leepetswe Lesedi asked the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Pius Mokgware whether the government might legalise same-sex marriage and how it is responding to growing calls f…