The Government of Namibia has chosen the wrong side of history by challenging the recent High Court ruling that declared the country’s apartheid-era ban on same-sex intimacy unconstitutional and invalid. In their ruling, the judges also found that criminalising gay men “poses a greater threat to the fabric of society as a whole than tolerance.” The landmark 21 June decision was lauded around the world as a significant development for the human rights of LGBTIQ+ people in the region. The government, however, is determined to uphold its regressive anti-LGBTIQ+ stance.