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steepholm ([personal profile] steepholm) wrote2010-05-29 04:06 pm
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Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza

The BBC still can't get Ms Chimbalanga's pronouns or sexual orientation right, but for now the main thing is that she and her fiance are to be released!
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[identity profile] kalypso-v.livejournal.com 2010-05-29 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
This is very good news. But I hope they will be safe when free.

[identity profile] steepholm.livejournal.com 2010-05-29 03:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Indeed. The other not-so-good side is that it was clearly achieved by Western governments putting pressure on an aid-dependent African state, which is a bit too neo-colonialist for comfort. But for today, I'm just happy they're not going to die in jail for the crime of loving each other.