Just heard on the BBC news that the two gay men sentenced to 14 years in prison in Malawi have been pardoned. Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga had been given 14-year jail terms for "gross indecency and unnatural acts" after celebrating their engagement. However, the Minister of Gender and Children (sounds like an Alberta ministry) said they must change their behaviour or they will be rearrested. Reaction in the villages is extremely unfavourable: "Kelvin Kaumira, in his 60s, said the community was "fuming" over the incident. "People here are furious," he said. "There are so many beautiful women in this village looking for a hand in marriage." Google helpfully added to the BBC on-line article an ad for Gay and Lesbian Cruises. I kid you not (though other people's ads will not all be the same as mine, which also include one for British ex-pats).
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