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13/10/2026

APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2027 FUNDAMENTALS OF LGBTQI+ MOVEMENT BUILDING TRAINING ARE OPEN!!

The Fundamentals of LGBTQI+ Movement Building is a five-month online program running from January through May, with a total of seven interactive sessions (two in January, two in February, one each in March and April, and two in May). The program equips activists with practical frameworks, strategies, and tools to strengthen their advocacy and sharpen their theory of change.

You can find the application and full program information here:

This foundational online training program introduces emerging and established LGBTQI+ advocates to the core principles of movement building, advocacy strategy, and systems thinking.

07/10/2026

Botswana, we need your voice!

The 2026 Global Barometers LGBTQI+ Perception Index is open, and we need more LGBTQI+ people in Botswana to share their experiences.

The survey is confidential, anonymous, available in 24 languages, and takes just 2–5 minutes.

📅 Open until 31 October 2026
🔗 https://www.lgbtqiperceptionindex.org/survey

Let’s make sure LGBTQI+ voices from Botswana are represented. Complete the survey and share it with your community

15/09/2026

HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET?????

Join us for a dialogue on the work of the anti-gender movement in Botswana, how they operate and the impact of their work (media, parliament, government, community level). Contribute to strategies to respond to and counter anti-rights narratives and influence.

Register at https://bit.ly/4qXcVDQ

04/09/2026

BQDX welcomes the Court’s decision to accept all applications for joinder and amicus curiae in the ongoing constitutional marriage equality case before the High Court of Botswana. The matter challenges the exclusion of same-s*x couples from civil marriage and raises fundamental questions of equality, dignity and human rights.

We stand firmly in solidarity with LEGABIBO in its continued fight for human rights, equality and justice. We welcome this important step towards ensuring that diverse voices are heard in a matter with far-reaching implications for the rights and dignity of LGBTQ+ people in Botswana.

Our struggles are connected. Our rights are worth defending.

02/09/2026

We’ll be there. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

On 4 September, we stand in solidarity as the journey towards marriage equality in Botswana continues.

This is about love, dignity, equality, and the right to have our families recognised and protected.

Bring your people. Bring your pride. Bring your energy.

See you at the High Court. ✊🏾

We’ve come too far to watch from the sidelines. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

On 4 September 2026, we return to court for the Joinder Application Ruling in the ongoing journey for marriage equality in Botswana.

Bring your people. Bring your pride. Bring your energy.
Let’s fill the space with colour, solidarity and love.

📍 Gaborone High Court
📅 Friday, 4 September 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM

11/08/2026

The review of the African Feminist Charter showed us how it’s being used and places we can strengthen its use to continue carving our collective, inclusive African feminist identity.

11/08/2026

Welcome to the African Feminist Forum

22/05/2026

Breaking news from Kenya.

Today, Kenya's High Court ruled that nothing in Kenyan law bars the state from considering requests to change the s*x or gender marker on official documents like birth certificates, national IDs, and passports. Refusing to even consider these requests, the court found, breaches the Constitution.

The case was brought by transgender activist Audrey Mbugua Ithibu and fellow petitioners, in a fight that began back in 2010.

Justice Bahati Mwamuye quashed the earlier refusals and ordered the relevant state agencies to receive, consider, and decide the petitioners' applications within 60 days.

The court also said that, until Kenya puts a clear framework in place, applications like these should be handled one by one, fairly and without discrimination, weighing the relevant medical and legal information, and always in line with the rights to equality, dignity, and privacy.

For many transgender Kenyans, documents that match who they are can shape everyday safety: applying for a job, opening a bank account, seeing a doctor, or moving through daily life without harassment.

https://outrightinternational.org/insights/kenya-high-court-ruling-marks-landmark-victory-trans-and-inters*x-peoples-rights

This is a hard-won step forward, more than fifteen years in the making, built on the courage of Kenyan activists and the people who bring their cases to court.

We celebrate with them, and the work continues.

24/03/2026

Last chance to register for the conversation.

⏱ 11:00 AM
🗓 Tuesday 24

Follow the link below or scan QR code on the flyer to register and secure your spot.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mVcfZqKpRUCDcsWE4NlFQw

Join us tomorrow for a webinar on how to file complaints with the Ombuds office.

⏱ 11:00 AM
🗓 Tuesday 24

Follow the link below or scan QR code on the flyer to register and secure your spot.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mVcfZqKpRUCDcsWE4NlFQw

Let's meet tomorrow and talk about human rights, access to justice, and how to navigate accountability systems.