I am Homosexual Who Wrecks Marriages
Monday, August 24, 2015
The tale dates back to when I was still a teenager. By then I had already accepted myself as a homosexual. The problem was Lobatse did not, especially married women. My presence was judged in public transport, market places even at church. Some of these women’s looks of disgust still haunt me today. There were days when some had the courage to tell their children in front of me that the way I am, was a result of me being demon possessed In short I was the devil.
What pained me most was these people did not know what was going on inside me. I already hated myself for being born with the body structure similar to that of a woman. They were just killing me inside. All the gossip behind my back, the looks of disgust; finally created a monster out of me.
It is also hurting that whilst we all know that the Botswana Police Service (BPS) is charged functionally with the duties to investigate all forms of crime, some locals have resorted to taking the law into their own hands. It is very wrong to do that. There is also a possibility that one may wrongfully take the life of a person in the process, unless it is a justifiable case of self-defence. Recently, in the city of Francistown, some locals found...