A few weeks ago, a young gay couple decided to be the first to “marry” in the African nation of Malawi where homosexuality is against the law.  As a result, they were arrested and are awaiting trial. Although spokespersons for the Malawi government have stated the couple’s arrest was as much for their own protection [...]

From News24.com: The European parliament called on Ugandan authorities to scrap a controversial proposed law that would punish homosexuality with life in prison. The parliament called on the authorities “not to approve the bill and to review their laws so as to decriminalize homosexuality”. Observing that homosexuality is legal in only 13 African countries and [...]

It was reported that the “death penalty” for being gay in Uganda had been removed from the current legislation facing their lawmakers, but upon further investigation, that may not be the case. The Ugandan bill still seeks to extend existing laws making it illegal to “promote homosexuality” by talking or writing about it, and by [...]