Botswana has newly joined the league of countries to decriminalize same-sex relations.
The High court on Tuesday rejected as unconstitutional the penal code that punish same-sex relations with up to seven years in prison.
This announcement have been joyfully welcomed by activists who cheered the unanimous decision of the High Court to decriminalize same sex relations.
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This development comes less than a month after Kenya’s High court also upheld a similar decision for the LGBTQ community.
Botswana’s High Court upheld that penalizing people for who they are is disrespectful and that the law should not deal with private acts between consenting adults.