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ruggerson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-29-10 01:54 PM
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Obama WH issues statement on Malawi gay couple
I applaud this:

CHICAGO (AP) — The White House hopes it's a new day for gay rights in the African nation of Malawi and around the world.

Presidential press secretary Robert Gibbs says the White House was pleased to learn that Malawi's president on Saturday pardoned a gay couple sentenced to 14 years in prison because of their sexual orientation.

Gibbs says in a statement that the men aren't criminals and that their struggle isn't unique. The statement urges an end to what it calls "the persecution and criminalization" of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Malawi has faced international condemnation for the conviction and harsh sentencing. Malawi's president says he granted the pardon based on "humanitarian grounds only," but homosexuality remains illegal.

http://www.nctimes.com/news/national/article_eb1d531a-02d6-5c5f-87fd-b355abf57734.html



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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-29-10 01:56 PM
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1. They were pardoned? Such good news. I am glad that the WH spoke up on this.
Now about that law in Uganda...
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-29-10 03:30 PM
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2. Wow...that's a long
time.:( Rec.
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-29-10 03:36 PM
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3. K&R. Will this make some here change their minds about them thinking Obama is a homophobe?
Edited on Sat May-29-10 03:37 PM by jenmito
I sure hope so!
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awoke_in_2003 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-29-10 04:37 PM
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4. he is not a homophobe...
but sadly, like most of the rest of the party, he embraces "separate but equal"
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