HeadingNorth Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I can't find the thread that discussed this case, so I'll post afresh. The couple who were sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment in Malawi for the heinous, unspeakable crime of "being homosexuals" have been officially pardoned by President Bingu wa Matharika, who ordered their immediate release. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/10190653.stm A small step in the right direction, at least; the President himself apparently believes homosexuality to be wrong, but isn't prepared to see people in jail for it. (Unless, of course, he's only freeing this particular couple because the UN is on his back...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 All that's needed now is the their constitution to be re written and set in law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJeremy Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 what happened to the original thread on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 what happened to the original thread on this? I did a perfunctory search for thread titles that included "malawi" or "gay couple jail" but didn't find it. It may be no more than five or six pages back, but there's a limit to how hard I am prepared to hunt. If anyone does find it, report this thread and include a link to the old thread, so they can be merged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJeremy Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 it got deleted at some point - disappeared off the face of the planet - dark forces at work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 it got deleted at some point - disappeared off the face of the planet - dark forces at work? more like it upset one of the mods who again took it down for reasons only known to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex3659 Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 No sooner they get locked up and they are back out again, not like in the good old days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 it got deleted at some point - disappeared off the face of the planet - dark forces at work? More like the homophobic trolling. Nice to know those that with some glee were saying that international messages of support and protest would be ineffective have been proven wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 So long as the other gay couples in Malawi do not get this homophobia passed on to them instead, and are also allowed to live in peace, that's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoddyHolder Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 They're not out yet, from past reports people tend to go missing very easily in African countries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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