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The Guardian - UK
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Leonard Masauli in Lilongwe

Religious groups march in Malawi before court case on LGBTQ+ rights

Religious leaders in Lilongwe carry anti-LGBTQ placards during marches against same-sex marriage in cities across Malawi on Thursday.
Religious leaders in Lilongwe carry anti-LGBTQ+ placards during marches against same-sex marriage in cities across Malawi on Thursday. Photograph: Amos Gumulira/AFP/Getty Images

Scores of religious groups and churches took to the streets of several cities in Malawi on Thursday to denounce same-sex marriage before a constitutional court hearing next week.

The court is expected to sit for two days from 17 July to consider a case brought by Jana Gonani, a transgender woman who was charged with “unnatural” behaviour.

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