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Swaggie

Signed.

I'm glad to see people taking a stand against this.

Sahn

Sign if you didn't!

Sahn

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Malawi pardons jailed gay couple

A gay couple who were jailed in Malawi have been pardoned by President Bingu wa Mutharika.

Mr Mutharika, speaking as UN chief Ban Ki-moon visited Lilongwe, said he had ordered their immediate release.

Steven Monjeza, 26, and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, 20, were given 14-year jail terms after being convicted of gross indecency and unnatural acts.

The case has sparked international condemnation and a debate about homosexuality in the country.

Mr Ban said he welcomed the president's decision.

Correspondents say Malawi is a deeply conservative society where religious leaders equate same-sex liaisons with Satanism.

Mr Mutharika, who has in the past dismissed homosexuality as alien, said he had set them free on humanitarian grounds.

"These boys committed a crime against our culture, our religion and our laws," he said after meeting Mr Ban.

"However, as the head of state I hereby pardon them and therefore ask for their immediate release with no conditions."

Aid donors and human rights groups have been putting pressure on his government to respect the rights of minority groups.

starstruck52

I always feel like she does things like this just to be thought of as a ~gay icon~, not because she truly gives a damn. An online petition wouldn't do ****.

Rico Shameless v2

Would've signed if saw earlier, but glad they were pardoned.

ForrestFuller

Signed

Hate seeing stuff like this

GaGaFan

While I am not all "pro gay rights" or anything by any means, I think it is ridiculous that in this day in age this happens. It's really weird, I don't mind gay people and throwing them in jail is just stupid.

Sahn

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Originally posted by starstruck52

I always feel like she does things like this just to be thought of as a ~gay icon~

Oh yeah. She's finanzing orphans, girls schools and bulding hospitals in Malawi just because that would help her ~gay icon~ status.

Give her a rest... she's truly committed to Malawi.

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Originally posted by starstruck52

An online petition wouldn't do ****.

Read above please.

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Malawi pardons jailed gay couple