Posted by Rev. Steve Parelli, May 21, 2012
Two Malawian men were sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2010 after saying they were getting married.
Several Western leaders have recently said they would cut aid to countries which did not recognise gay rights.
Mrs Banda took power last month after her predecessor, Bingu wa Mutharika, died of a heart attack.
She has since reversed several of his policies, including devaluing the currency, in a bid to get donor funding restored.
Many donors cut aid under Mr Mutharika, accusing him of economic mismanagement and political repression.
In her first state of the nation address to parliament, Mrs Banda said: "Some laws which were duly passed by the august house... will be repealed as a matter of urgency... these include the provisions regarding indecent practices and unnatural acts."
Read the full article here . . .
BBC NEWS Africa, 18 May 2012
President Joyce Banda has said she
wants Malawi to overturn its ban on homosexual acts - the first African country
to do so since 1994.
Two Malawian men were sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2010 after saying they were getting married.
Several Western leaders have recently said they would cut aid to countries which did not recognise gay rights.
Mrs Banda took power last month after her predecessor, Bingu wa Mutharika, died of a heart attack.
She has since reversed several of his policies, including devaluing the currency, in a bid to get donor funding restored.
Many donors cut aid under Mr Mutharika, accusing him of economic mismanagement and political repression.
In her first state of the nation address to parliament, Mrs Banda said: "Some laws which were duly passed by the august house... will be repealed as a matter of urgency... these include the provisions regarding indecent practices and unnatural acts."
Read the full article here . . .
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