Month: October 2022 Posts

Religious leaders in Malawi sensitised on inclusion of gays, transgenders

Oct 07, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 1 &

Religious leaders during the meeting Malawi Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally Affected by HIV and AIDS (Manerela+) says religious leaders have the influence to change mindset of people on lesbian, gay, bisexual,… ...

CCAP’s sister church to allow gay marriage

May 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

The Church of Scotland, CCAP's sister church, has voted to change the church's laws in order to allow the officiation of same-sex marriages. Members of the General Assembly in Edinburgh voted and 274 supported the… ...

NGOs embark on campaign to promote quality health provision

Apr 29, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Angaza Foundation in partnership with Change 4 Us have embarked on a campaign that seeks to encourage and promote health care provision in all the health facilities among the youths. The campaign is called Me… ...

Man in Malawi jailed 8 years for having sex with men

Dec 24, 2021 Martha Chikoti 1 &

A court in Mangochi yesterday sentenced a 27-year-old man to eight years in prison for having sex with fellow males. The man identified Jonathan Gomani and commonly known as Yvonne was found guilty of having… ...

Malawi quizzed on anti-gay laws

Nov 04, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi presented its report on human rights to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) working group on Tuesday but faced questions on whether it would consider reviewing its homosexual laws. After Minister of Justice Titus Mvalo… ...

Pope Francis backs gay marriage

Oct 22, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Pope Francis has backed gay marriages saying "homosexual people have a right to be in a family" and that the Catholic Church should back a civil union law that recognises same sex marriage. The Pope said… ...

Slow path to gender equality as some pastors welcome LGBTI community

Dec 23, 2019 Brian Ligomeka 0 &

With new research revealing that 3.5 percent of adults in Malawi identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Intersex (LGBTI), some faith leaders are acknowledging the existence of sexual and gender minorities, and are preaching… ...

LGBTIQ+ rights in Malawi: Colonial era penal codes fan intolerance

Oct 27, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

The entire social edifice in Malawi could be what breeds intolerance for the LGBTIQ+ community and leading to their rights not being seen as human rights. Lawrence Phiri Chipili, the executive director of Lesbian, Intersex,… ...

Mob injustice! Malawian man assaulted over homosexuality

Aug 25, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 3 &

A Malawian man has been attacked in Lilongwe allegedly for promoting homosexuality and the rights of gay people in the country. The man, identified as Lawrence Phiri, wrote on his Facebook account that he was… ...

Gay flag at UK embassy irks Malawian pastor

May 22, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawian pastor, Zacc Kawalala, has condemned the British Embassy for hoisting the gay flag at its embassy premises in Lilongwe. Kawalala who leads Word Alive Ministries International says the United Kingdom is advancing cultural imperialism.… ...

UN condemns dismissal of Msonda’s case

Jan 22, 2016 Geoffrey Banda 403 &

...says it encourages attacks on gays The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed regrets with the dismissal of People’s Party Spokesperson, Ken Msonda’s case on his remarks about homosexuals in the country.… ...

Msonda brands human rights defenders as “homosexuals”

Jan 06, 2016 Thula Chisamba 196 &

People’s Party publicity Secretary Kenneth Msonda has branded people who are defending the rights of gays in the country as “homosexuals” who are only hiding their identity to Malawians. Msonda was firing back at some… ...