Webinar on LGBTQ+ rights in Botswana and Ghana: Recent Victories and Current Challenges
Duration: 1 hour 18 mins
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The Centre for Gender Studies hosted a webinar on Wednesday 27 April 2022 with human rights advocates from Ghana and Botswana, who discussed the situation in their countries.
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| Created: | 2022-05-03 11:40 |
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| Collection: | University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | Joanna Bush |
| Language: | eng (English) |
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| Keywords: | LGBTQ+ rights; Ghana; Botswana; |
| Explicit content: | No |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
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| Abstract: | The Centre for Gender Studies hosted a webinar on Wednesday 27 April 2022 with human rights advocates from Ghana and Botswana, who discussed the situation in their countries.
Media accounts of LGBTQ+ rights in African countries tend to emphasize extremely homophobic laws and stories of individual persecution. Amidst the challenges, however, there are valiant public campaigns that seek to defend the rights of sexual and gender minorities, as well as ground-breaking victories that can inspire others. The conversation on Ghana focussed on the origins and struggle to defeat the draconian anti-LGBTQ+ bill titled 'Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill', which is currently before Parliament. The discussion on Botswana concentrated on the recent legal challenges that led the courts to strike down the colonial-era law that criminalized homosexuality. Together, these discussions explored what might come next in the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights. |
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