Comments on: Anti-Gay Abuse Heaped on Malawi Couple During Trial

By: John

John — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:05:36 +0000

The mistreatment of these two men is heart breaking.

While Malawi’s authorities abuse their power by trying to humiliate these men, they don’t realize that they only shame theirselves and their country by acting like such barbaric monsters to these two men who have done nothing to harm anyone.

Perhaps trade and aide pressure should also be applied to Malawi to encourage them to treat their fellow citizens humanely.

By: kalligulla

kalligulla — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:49:41 +0000

As a gay Kenyan, it infuriates me to see fellow Africans treat EACH OTHER like this and say what you will Africans that might be reading this, these men are just as African as any other. I focus on this because of the baseless and totally stupid myth that Gay tendencies were somehow foisted upon us by the white man. Funny how the same ignoramuses will use Christianity to denounce the unafricannes of homosexuality. Yeah coz the christian religion is indigenous to traditional Africa. I am totally disgusted by my own continent, save south africa. God i need a shot right now.
These men are heroes. Their story led to my coming out. I’ve never been happier but thinking of them makes me sad.Sometimes i feel that human beings are nothing but a pile of shit. Just utterly disgusting and i just can’t even fathom why people would ENJOY treating human being this way. F**king animals.yeah i said it and God damn them.

By: GreenEyedLilo

GreenEyedLilo — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:58:16 +0000

They are both heroes. Thank you for continuing to bring us news relating to LGBTs outside of North America, even when it’s horrible like this.

By: Regan DuCasse

Regan DuCasse — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:52:34 +0000

oops, typo…I meant to say, for these men and the lawyers…I certainly do.

By: Regan DuCasse

Regan DuCasse — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:51:11 +0000

O…M…G,
I can’t I just can’t. Why is it so important for people to humiliate gays and lesbians?
Bringing out what should only be between the two of them into a public square to be treated like dogs.
What an invasion and the interest from the court is actually prurient, not a matter of keeping dangerous people from society.

I am so sick at heart over this. With so little love in the world as it is, why jeer and threaten two people who love each other?
This is spite, this is just mean…and cowardly of the court and the laws of that land.

And although there may be laws against this in our country, it’s not so far removed from people who want to see gay people treated this way in general.

Especially considering what Will Tam said, there was no difference in what he said, to what is said about homosexuals in Uganda and so on.

These two men ARE brave. Like the Lovings were in their time.
I don’t pray very often, but these men and the lawyers fighting for justice and equality in court right now certainly do.

By: Cole

Cole — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:42:05 +0000

I feel so sorry for them. They are so courageous. It must tear them apart seeing scores of people so eager for their demise. I hope they can make it through this.

By: Emily K

Emily K — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:52:44 +0000

they remind me of SS. Sergius and Bacchus in that photograph.