Malawi to overturn its ban on homosexuality, female president says

President Joyce Banda, who was elected the first female president of Malawa just last month following the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika, said today that her government will overturn the country's ban on homosexuality, the first African country to do so since 1994. That's her plan, whether she will get parliamentary support remains to be seen.

In Malawi, homosexuality is punishable by 14 years in prison.