Comments on: Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga need your help and it’s urgent http://www.chrismorris.com/blog/2010/05/steven-monjeza-and-tiwonge-chimbalanga-need-your-help-and-its-urgent/ The happy daze of Chris Morris Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:33:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Morris http://www.chrismorris.com/blog/2010/05/steven-monjeza-and-tiwonge-chimbalanga-need-your-help-and-its-urgent/#comment-840 Chris Morris Sat, 29 May 2010 15:53:35 +0000 http://www.chrismorris.com/blog/?p=326#comment-840 With a lot of love and respect Jane, that's an argument for going nowhere. People push forward; it's our nature. I don't think Steven and Tiwonge are any more naive than the women of the suffrage movement who made similar sacrifices in the last century. Those women acted so that one day you would have the right to vote and speak your mind freely. In Africa, tens of millions of gay people live in silence and in fear. Steven and Tiwonge offer a beacon of light to those we don't even see. And I don't think they're naive for that; I think they're incredibly brave and very worthy of all the support they've had. With a lot of love and respect Jane, that’s an argument for going nowhere. People push forward; it’s our nature. I don’t think Steven and Tiwonge are any more naive than the women of the suffrage movement who made similar sacrifices in the last century. Those women acted so that one day you would have the right to vote and speak your mind freely.

In Africa, tens of millions of gay people live in silence and in fear. Steven and Tiwonge offer a beacon of light to those we don’t even see. And I don’t think they’re naive for that; I think they’re incredibly brave and very worthy of all the support they’ve had.

]]> By: Dogsy http://www.chrismorris.com/blog/2010/05/steven-monjeza-and-tiwonge-chimbalanga-need-your-help-and-its-urgent/#comment-839 Dogsy Sat, 29 May 2010 15:34:36 +0000 http://www.chrismorris.com/blog/?p=326#comment-839 Back from the demo, heard the good news, wanted to say thanks to you for promoting this and letting us know so we could be there and make it happen. Incredible to think we all came together and it happened, US/UK leading the way and spreading light round the globe. Back from the demo, heard the good news, wanted to say thanks to you for promoting this and letting us know so we could be there and make it happen. Incredible to think we all came together and it happened, US/UK leading the way and spreading light round the globe.

]]> By: Jane http://www.chrismorris.com/blog/2010/05/steven-monjeza-and-tiwonge-chimbalanga-need-your-help-and-its-urgent/#comment-838 Jane Sat, 29 May 2010 10:13:02 +0000 http://www.chrismorris.com/blog/?p=326#comment-838 Why did they go public about their relationship when they knew it was illegal in their country, that's the question? I feel sorry for them but it's as much for their nativity than their punishment. They don't deserve this obviously but I bet they wished they had been more sensible, you have to abide by the laws where you live. Not everywhere is as modern as we are in the west. Why did they go public about their relationship when they knew it was illegal in their country, that’s the question? I feel sorry for them but it’s as much for their nativity than their punishment. They don’t deserve this obviously but I bet they wished they had been more sensible, you have to abide by the laws where you live. Not everywhere is as modern as we are in the west.

]]> By: David Williams http://www.chrismorris.com/blog/2010/05/steven-monjeza-and-tiwonge-chimbalanga-need-your-help-and-its-urgent/#comment-837 David Williams Fri, 28 May 2010 20:02:48 +0000 http://www.chrismorris.com/blog/?p=326#comment-837 I have written to my MP now too, thanks again for raising the flag on this issue. I have written to my MP now too, thanks again for raising the flag on this issue.

]]> By: David Williams http://www.chrismorris.com/blog/2010/05/steven-monjeza-and-tiwonge-chimbalanga-need-your-help-and-its-urgent/#comment-836 David Williams Thu, 27 May 2010 14:41:15 +0000 http://www.chrismorris.com/blog/?p=326#comment-836 Sheeeesh, how backwards. Maybe the aid we give to Malawi should come with a few strings attached, like that they have to behave like civilised people? Keep us informed Chris, I'll try to make the demo. Sheeeesh, how backwards. Maybe the aid we give to Malawi should come with a few strings attached, like that they have to behave like civilised people? Keep us informed Chris, I’ll try to make the demo.

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