Malawi Gay Rights

Not in our name: African human rights activists reject UK aid conditionality

Mark Canavera | Posted 01.29.2012

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Mark Canavera

An oft-told African proverb (whose precise culture of origin often changes with the teller) asserts that "When elephants fight, the grass suffers." Pu...

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Gay Malawi Couple Separated In Prison

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BLANTYRE, Malawi — The prison spokesman says the gay men convicted under Malawi's anti-homosexuality laws are being held in separate facilities....

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The Other African Genocide - How the American Right Taught Africa to Hate Gays by Example

David Ambroz | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Ambroz

GLBT people in Africa, with the rare exception of South Africa, do not enjoy the same deepening societal acceptance occurring in the West.

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Madonna Responds To Release Of Gay Malawi Couple

Raising Malawi | Madonna | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the last week over 30,000 of you added your name to mine calling for the release of Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga - the Malawi couple sent...

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Freedom in Malawi, With Questions for the Future

Mia Kirshner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mia Kirshner

The pardon of Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga in Malawi is a step in the right direction toward equal rights for all men and women in Malawi -- but questions still remain.

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Uganda, Gay Rights and the Mandates of Compassion

Rev. Dr. Cindi Love | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. Dr. Cindi Love

Some high-profile pastors and religious leaders in the United States used their influence to pressure Ugandan religious and political leaders to criminalize homosexual behavior and make an example of the Malawian gay couple.

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Malawi Church Welcomes Sentence For Gay Couple

Religion News Service | By Frank Jomo and Trevor Grundy | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Frank Jomo and Trevor Grundy Religion News Service BLANTYRE, Malawi (RNS/ENInews) A Presbyterian church in Malawi has welcomed a 14-year jail sent...

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Madonna SLAMS Malawi For Sentencing Gay Couple

Posted 05.25.2011

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Madonna has taken to her website to express outrage over a Malawi court ruling that sentenced two engaged men to 14 years of hard labor because homose...

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Gay Couple in Malawi Found Guilty....of What?

Mia Kirshner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mia Kirshner

A gay couple in Malawi was found guilty today for "unnatural acts and gross indecency." The only thing that makes me smile today is that two men who love each other are standing up for what they know is true.

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Malawi Gay Couple To Be Imprisoned: I Will No Longer Keep Quiet

Mia Kirshner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mia Kirshner

Two Malawian men face 14 years of prison and hard labor for nothing more than loving each other. I can and will no longer be silent. The international community must get involved and help these men.

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Malawi: Police Say Man Arrested In Anti-Gay Sweep

AP | RAPHAEL TENTHANI | Posted 05.25.2011

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BLANTYRE, Malawi — Police in Malawi say they have arrested a man in what they describe as a sweep against homosexuals. There is a debate over g...

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Men Wed In Malawi's First Gay Marriage, Now Risk Arrest

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two Malawian men became the first gay couple to publicly tie the knot, the Nation newspaper reported on Monday, risking arrest in the conservative sou...

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Malawi Denies Bail To Men Arrested For Gay Wedding

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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BLANTYRE (Reuters) -- A court in Malawi on Monday denied bail to two men arrested last week on charges of public indecency after becoming the first ga...

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Malawi Police Arrest 2 Gay Men For Engagement Ceremony

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Officials in Malawi say they have arrested two men for celebrating their engagement to each other in the conservative souther...

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