Facebook
Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, the gay Malawi couple that drew international attention when sentenced to 14 years in prison and later pardoned, have separated. Monjeza is now seeing a woman.
“I have had enough,” he says. “I was forced into the whole drama and I regret the whole episode. I want to live a normal life, not a life where I would be watched by everyone, booed and teased.”Dorothy Gulo is Monjeza’s new wife and the freshly minted husband disavows any past with “gay trash” Chimbalanga.
“We were pardoned but I know the law can bounce back on us if we are not careful. Although I claimed that I still love Tiwo, I did not mean it. I have never had sex with him as was revealed in court. That is why the medical examination failed to establish any anal penetration. I was coerced into the whole thing.”
Chimbalanga says he will continue to be "a gay."
This story saddened me greatly. Who can blame Monjeza for wanting a "normal life," as he puts it? I am sorry that he feels this way and hope that one day, Malawi is a country in which gay individuals are free to express their love without fear of persecution.
No Comments.
[Add New Comment]