Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in The Commonwealth Quotes

“The case triggered a nationwide debate, which is still ongoing, on whether or not homosexuals have rights, and whether or not they should be tolerated in Malawi. One argument that has been continually raised is that homosexuality is a foreign culture, and against the dominant Christian and Islamic religions. Ironically, Monjeza and Chimbalanga were locals, who had probably never travelled outside Malawi – they were also Christian church-goers. Tiwonge was locally known as ‘Aunt Tiwo’ and his community had long accepted him as a biological male who acted and behaved like a woman.”
― Corinne Lennox, Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in The Commonwealth: Struggles for Decriminalisation and Change