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Malawi gay couple call president 'caring father'

Malawi gay couple call president 'caring father'

03 Jun 2010 13:28 - Staff Reporter
A Malawian gay couple who received a presidential pardon for sodomy have called President Bingu wa Mutharika a "caring father".
Malawi gay couple keep low profile after pardon

Malawi gay couple keep low profile after pardon

31 May 2010 07:26 - Raphael Tenthani
A gay couple from Malawi have kept out of the public eye after being pardoned and freed, in what a relative said was a deliberate decision.

Malawi leader meets Ban Ki-moon, pardons gay couple

29 May 2010 17:24 - Staff Reporter
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika on Saturday pardoned a gay couple sentenced to 14 years in jail after he held a meeting with the UN's Ban Ki-moon.

Malawi police arrest man in anti-gay sweep

16 Feb 2010 07:53 - Staff Reporter
Police in Malawi say they have arrested a 60-year-old man in what they describe as a sweep against homosexuals.

California gay marriage case highlights hurt, hope

12 Jan 2010 07:18 - Peter Henderson
Two gay men and two lesbians challenging a ban on marriage said their relationships had lasted for years but they felt like third-class citizens.

Pope says gay marriage an 'attack' on creation

11 Jan 2010 13:21 - Staff Reporter
Pope Benedict XVI called laws ignoring the difference between the sexes an "attack" on creation days after Portugal moved to legalise gay marriage.

The ties that bind us

06 Jan 2010 14:41 - Valencia Talane
"Oh, I don't have a problem with them, as long as they stay out of my face," said a male friend of mine in reply to a discussion on same-sex marriage.

Malawi gay couple denied bail for 'own protection'

05 Jan 2010 07:47 - Staff Reporter
A court in Malawi on Monday denied bail to two men arrested after becoming the first gay couple to marry in the conservative African country.

Two gay weddings, but only one happy ending

30 Dec 2009 06:52 - Staff Reporter
The different reactions to the two ceremonies suggest that while gay rights in Latin America are advancing, in Africa they are going into reverse.

Men wed in Malawi's first gay ceremony

28 Dec 2009 16:19 - Staff Reporter
Two Malawian men became the first gay couple to publicly tie the knot, the Nation newspaper reported on Monday.

US court recognises adoption by gay couple

21 Feb 2009 08:41 - David Eggert
Michigan courts can oversee a dispute between lesbian parents who adopted in Illinois even though Michigan doesn't recognise gay relationships.

Top Connecticut court rules in favour of gay marriage

11 Oct 2008 08:47 - Dave Collins
A sharply divided Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on Friday that gay couples have the right to get married.

Portuguese Parliament blocks gay marriages

11 Oct 2008 08:39 - Barry Hatton
Portugal's Parliament voted by a large majority against proposals to allow same-sex marriages in the mostly Roman Catholic country.

Same-sex couples trade vows in California

22 Jun 2008 11:20 - Christina Hoag
Same-sex couples across California exchanged vows and wedding bands on the first weekend since the state began allowing gays and lesbians to marry.

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