The Biden State Department has pledged a new taxpayer-funded grant to “promote greater social acceptance of LGBTQI+ persons” in Botswana, a small African country that is predominantly Christian. The administration identified “influential religious groups” as targets to lobby in its campaign. “This tactic is likely to harm U.S. relations with Botswana,” wrote Grace Melton of the Heritage Foundation. “The Batswana may not be so keen on U.S. pressure to change their religious beliefs and social mores.”
