Sometimes the publicity works

[tiggymalvern]

The President of Malawi has pardoned a gay couple who were sentenced to fourteen years of hard labour after they held a commitment ceremony.

The President appears to have more political sense than his magistrate, who wanted the sentence to set an example. Well, it certainly has now.

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[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I'm guessing that's an issue the Malawi courts don't even recognise.

One report I read indicated that a relative has already said Chimbalanga wants to leave. The question is, to where? They'd have to travel a long way to find a country that would treat them any differently.