Govt ordered to register society for same sex

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The High Court has ordered the Government of Botswana to register and recognise the Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana (LEGABIBO).

In a landmark judgment at Gaborone High Court on Friday, Justice Terrence Rannowane declared that the 20 applicants were entitled to assemble and associate under the name and style of LEGABIBO. 

The judge said the organisation was entitled to be registered as a society. 

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