Source: Malawi News Agency
Two form three girls (names withheld) have been dismissed from Michiru Secondary School in Blantyre for allegedly being found in a lesbianism act.

According to an inside source at the school, the two girls who last month (February) were also being found kissing, linking each other inside the school hostels, were also found doing the same last Saturday (March 15, 2014).

"Two girls from our school (Michiru) were found for the second time in a lesbianism act of kissing, linking and doing sex using fingers. Then the one who found them (a girl and name withheld) was asked by the two to keep the issue secret and that if she would ask for anything she needs in her life like money they would give her without hesitation.

The girl who caught them refused to remain mum on the issue and later reported the matter to the school authorities and after thorough interrogations, the two suspected lesbians were dismissed from the school," said the source.

She added that parents of both girls came and picked them up, saying they were aware of their daughters being engaged in such acts and encouraged them to just get married following their heart desires.

Efforts to talk to the officials of the school proved futile as upon introduction of the issue, the phones were mute on the other side and ended up cutting the line.

The Malawi Penal Code, under Section 137A provides that any female person who, whether in public or private, commits any act of gross indecency with another female person, or procures another female person to commit any act of gross indecency with her, or attempts to procure the commission of any such act by any female person with herself or with another female person, whether in public or private, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to imprisonment for five

Issues of homosexual and gay marriages in the country, Malawi (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) state that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons in Malawi face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents.

Same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Malawi. The Penal Code prohibits "carnal knowledge against the order of nature," attempts to commit "carnal knowledge against the order of nature," and acts of "gross indecency."

In late December 2009, a transgender man Tiwonge Chimbalanga, and a man, Steven Monjeza were arrested after holding a traditional "engagement" party. On 18 May 2010, they were found guilty of having committed "unnatural offense" and "indecent practices between males."

In May 2010, the President Bingu wa Mutharika pardoned both individuals while in November 2012, President Joyce Banda suspended all laws that criminalized homosexuality.

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