Entry #15849: Homosexual activity in Botswana

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RegionBotswana
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusLegal
Start Date(unknown)
End DateAug 13, 1885
DescriptionPrecolonial chiefdoms in Botswana did not criminalise homosexuality and it was widely tolerated. Traditional dikgosi, local Tswana chiefs, also argue that homosexuality was always prevalent in Tswana culture, contrary to views that it was imported by the West.
Sourceshttps://76crimes.com/2013/07/26/botswana/


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StatusLegal
Start Date(unknown)
End DateAug 13, 1885
DescriptionPrecolonial chiefdoms in Botswana did not criminalise homosexuality and it was widely tolerated. Traditional dikgosi, local Tswana chiefs, also argue that homosexuality was always prevalent in Tswana culture, contrary to views that it was imported by the West.
Sourceshttps://76crimes.com/2013/07/26/botswana/