If all you ever read about gay people in Africa is in the western media (including gay media), you would be forgiven for thinking it's one endless horror story.

A gay couple who were jailed in Malawi have been pardoned by President Bingu wa Mutharika.

Mr Mutharika, speaking as UN chief Ban Ki-moon visited Lilongwe, said he had ordered their immediate release.

Today, we need a no-strings-attached, full-court press of people of faith and people who express no particular faith -- ethical and compassionate people -- to stand in the gap for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Uganda.

"We have no law that criminalizes sexual orientation, just certain sexual acts. --Malawi's Solicitor General

An African gay couple have been jailed for 14 years after a court found them guilty of unnatural practices between males and gross public indecency. The Malawian couple, who got engaged in a traditional ceremony last year, were found guilty on Tuesday in a trial viewed as a test …

While I was in Malawi in December, Malawi's first gay couple got married in a public commitment ceremony. Their names are Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza. I read the headlines detailing their wedding and sardonic commentary of the journalists writing the pieces.