Couple Seeks to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage in Botswana

‘She does not back down’: the couple seeking to legalise same-sex marriage in Botswana

Bonolo Selelo and Tsholofelo Kumile are going to court for right to wed but face fierce opposition from church groups Bonolo Selelo was at Botswana’s national museum for a Gaborone Pride event when she spotted Tsholofelo Kumile and was struck by her good looks. The two initiated a conversation and when Kumile expressed anxiety about what a tarot reading at the event might hold, Selelo thought nothing of offering her a hug. The reading turned out positive but Kumile claimed her hug anyway and ...

By Rachel Savage in Gaborone