According to reports, a judge sentenced a gay couple to the maximum 14 years in prison with hard labor under Malawi's anti-gay legislation.
The harsh sentence for unnatural acts and gross indecency had been expected after the same judge convicted Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza earlier this week under laws dating from the colonial era. The case has drawn international condemnation, and sparked a debate on human rights in this conservative southern African country. Chimbalanga, a 20-year-old hotel janitor, and his unemployed partner were arrested Dec. 27, the day after they celebrated their engagement with a party at the hotel where Chimbalanga worked — an apparent first in Malawi.
To make matters worse, it's also being reported that the crowd jeered the two men as they were driven off to prison.
So PHUCKIN' sad!!!
When will the madness end? I understand that everyone has their own thoughts/opinions when it comes to whether being gay is right or wrong, but I am just more concerned with common human regard/decency!
14 YEARS......all because you love someone!
One day things will get better.
*Where there is no education, there is understanding*
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