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‘She does not back down’: the couple seeking to legalise same-sex marriage in Botswana
Bonolo Selelo and Tsholofelo Kumile, a same-sex couple in Botswana, are challenging the legality of same-sex marriage in court despite opposition from church groups. After meeting at a Gaborone Pride event in October 2023, the couple moved in together, became engaged, and attempted to register their marriage in 2024, only to be informed it was illegal.
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