BLANTYRE, Malawi, May 22 (UPI) -- Pop star Madonna, who has adopted two children from Malawi, calls the 14-year sentence given a gay couple there "a giant step backward."
In a statement on her Web site Friday, Madonna blasted the judge.
"I am shocked and saddened by the decision made today by the Malawian court, which sentenced two innocent men to prison," she said. "As a matter of principle, I believe in equal rights for all people, no matter what their gender, race, color, religion, or sexual orientation. Today, Malawi took a giant step backward. The world is filled with pain and suffering; therefore, we must support our basic human right to love and be loved."
Tiwonge Chimbalanga, 20, and Steven Monjeza, 26, received the maximum sentence for open homosexuality, 14 years hard labor, the New York Daily News reported. They came to the attention of authorities when they held an engagement party.
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