Some of us think that we are REALLY doing important shit. Buuuuuuuut, have we ever tried to start a human rights group in a country where the rights of others is forbidden, especially when the rights seem not to mesh with the way "life should be lived?" I give this Malawi man props for fighting for his rights, especially when gay rights is strictly forbidden in an intolerant nation towards homosexuality.
According to police documentation, the man was arrested for displaying posters promoting gay rights. The police feel that the posters were printed from an outside source since they were so expertly done. The gay debate has increasingly magnified after the first same-sex couple attempted marriage within Malawi in late December. The couple has since been arrested and could see a potential 14-year jail sentence...LUDICROUS!!
The man arrested for putting up posters could face a 5,000 kwacha fine and up to a three month period in prison. Malawi has constantly been criticized for its strict penal codes regarding homosexuality within the country. The penal code criminalises homosexuality and same-sex marriages but under the new constitution, it clearly states that no one should be discriminated. Therefore, this entire debacle seems a bit unconstitutional in my opinion! Maybe the country should start claiming that they "have absolutely no gays living within the country," like the nutty Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated in an address on the campus of Columbia University in 2007.
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