Ditshwanelo on sexual orientation and gender identity

The Botswana Centre for Human Rights, is concerned about the language used to address the issue of sexual orientation, in an opinion piece by Gaontebale Mokgosi in the Mmegi of April 13, 2016 .

The newspaper article not only uses language which is discriminatory and disrespectful, but does not provide sources for the “facts” stated in the article.

The article claims that those who engage in the advocacy of sexual orientation and gender identity rights are pushing a ‘western agenda’ and are ‘encouraging the depopulation of society’ and ‘barbarism’ which emerged with homosexuality.

Editor's Comment
Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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