On June 11, 2019, Botswana ushered in a new era –one in which consensual same-sex acts were no longer criminalized. Previously, according to the 2019 ILGA report, the law was such that consensual same-sex acts were punishable with a prison penalty of up to seven years. Given that climate, the fact that research on SGM populations in Botswana is scarce does not seem anomalous.
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Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
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Civil Unions
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Joint Adoption
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Second Parent Adoption
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Employment Nondiscrimination Laws
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Broad Protections
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Criminalization of Violence
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Ban of Conversion Therapy
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Consensual Same-Sex Acts are Legal?
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Gender
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Max Penalty (Yrs in Prison)
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