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Malawi: Malawi's LGBTI Community Marches, Petitions Government for Change
VOA, 27 June 2021
In Malawi, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and inter-sex (LGBTI) community Saturday held their first ever pride parade in the capital, Lilongwe, pushing for… Read more »
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Malawi: Same Sex Marriages to Be Decided By Malawi Citizens - Chakwera
Nyasa Times, 8 December 2020
Presidential press secretary Brian Banda has said President Lazarus Chakwera has no clear stand on legalization of same-sex marriages and has left the issue to the country's… Read more »
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Malawi: Govt to Consider Legalising Same-Sex Marriages
Nyasa Times, 3 November 2020
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Titus Mvalo on Tuesday presented Malawi's human rights report to the United Nations' 36 session of the Universal Periodic Review… Read more »
Malawi's LGBTQI Community Marches, Petitions Govt for Change
In Malawi, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and inter-sex (LGBTQI) community have held their first ever pride parade in the capital, Lilongwe, pushing for recognition by the government, legalization of same-sex marriage and equal access to health care. During the parade, marchers carried placards with messages like; "We Are Also Human Beings," "Diversity Creates Community" and, "We Are Also an Image of God."
The marchers petitioned Malawi's government to cancel an online survey on citizens' views on homosexuality announced in November 2020 during a United Nations Universal Periodic Review of the country's human rights record. A U.N. report stemming from the review noted that "Malawi had refused to accept the recommendations" related to the LGBTQI community "and the hate crimes, physical violence, and mental health issues that its members faced."
InFocus
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President Lazarus Chakwera has no clear stance on the legalisation of same-sex marriage and has left it to the citizens to determine whether or not to legalise it, Brian Banda, the ... Read more »
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Failure by the government to come up with a clear-cut stance on homosexuality is endangering the lives of gays and lesbians in Malawi, writes Charles Pensulo for Key ... Read more »
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As the government seeks funding from the Global Fund to deal with HIV among men who have sex with men, the Non-Governmental Organization Board is undermining this work, writes Owen ... Read more »
Some of members of the LGBTI community covered their faces not only with protective masks to hide their identity during the parade.
