He was arrested along with GALZ office administrator Ellen Chadema after police found a letter from former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown hanging on their office wall praising the organization for its work.

The letter denounced President Mugabe’s opposition to homosexuality.

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Chadema will face trial on August 2, 2010.

Zimbabwean police accused the activists of “undermining the authority of the president” by hanging the letter in the GALZ office.

Although the pair was accused of insulting President Mugabe, no charges were filed, and prosecutors instead relied on “indecent materials,” including a DVD showing men having sex.

Homosexuality is illegal in all African countries except South Africa.

President Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai have dismissed gay rights in Zimbabwe. The president says same-sex partners are “lower than dogs and pigs.”

earlier this mointh, President Mugabe said same-sex marriages were similar to “dog behavior” and has urged Zimbabweans to resist including gay rights laws in a new Zimbabwean constitution, expected next year.

Prime Minister Tsvangirai also dismissed gay rights in the new constitution and faced a barrage of criticism from his MDC-T party's western funders.