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Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>Sisanda Mavimbela of the Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities says as members of the Lesbian,Gays,Bisexual and Transgender(LGBT)they want the proposed Marriage Bill 2022 to allow them to marry.<\/b><\/p>\n

Outside Parliament after human rights organizations made their submissions inside Parliament, Mavimbela said they made it clear that they wanted to be also included in the Marriage Bill.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are here to submit our recommendations to the proposed Marriage Bill, we are against the clause that says marriage is between a man and a woman.We want the Bill to at least say, marriage between two people as long as they are consenting,\u201dsaid Sisanda Mavimbela from the Gender Minorities.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Eswatini. Sisanda Mavimbela of the Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities says as members of the Lesbian,Gays,Bisexual and Transgender(LGBT)they want the proposed Marriage Bill 2022 to allow them to marry. 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