Gay Malawian Couple Gets Harshest Sentence Possible 3.58K Richard Lawson 05/20/10 05:19PM Filed to: Terrible things Terrible things Gay Rights malawi Prison The two men, convicted of "unnatural acts and gross indecency," have been given the maximum sentence permitted by law: 14 years of hard labor in prison. The judge said of his ruling, "Let posterity judge this judgment." It will. [NYT]