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| Region | Botswana |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Botswana, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. However, there have been cases where transgender people were detained under nuisance-related charges and laws against vagrancy and idle and disorderly persons. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/botswana#report-toc__section-6__subsection-7 https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Botswana.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding info on arbitrary enforcement of laws against trans people.
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| Description | In Botswana, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In Botswana, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. However, there have been cases where transgender people were detained under nuisance-related charges and laws against vagrancy and idle and disorderly persons. |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/botswana#report-toc__section-6__subsection-7 | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/botswana#report-toc__section-6__subsection-7 https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Botswana.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding a source.
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/botswana#report-toc__section-6__subsection-7 |