One Step Forward, One Step Back: Why the High Courts of Botswana and Kenya Decided Differently on Decriminalizing Homosexuality

• In Event: Articulating LGBTQ+ Politics: Past, Present, and Future

Brief Overview

This paper uses legal opportunity structure (LOS) to show why courts in Botswana and Kenya diverged on decriminalizing homosexuality. The LOS painted opposite images of public opinion of LGBT individuals in either case, influencing the outcomes.

Author

• Sean Givnish, George Washington University