Human Rights Watch wants St. Vcent to repeal gay sex ban | Miami Herald

Contents:

• GAY SEX IS STILL ILLEGAL THIS CARIBBEAN ISLAND; HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH WANTS BAN REPEALED
• THE U.S. & JAMAI ARE FIGHTG OVER GAY RIGHTS
• HERE IS WHY JAMAINS ARE DEMANDG REMOVAL OF LGBTQ GAY PRI FLAG OM US EMBASSY
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS JAMAI
• A GAY JAMAIN'S ROAD TO FREEDOM - AND HOW YOU CAN HELP PEOPLE LIKE HIM
• WHY DO SO MANY JAMAINS HATE GAY PEOPLE?
• GAY JAMAI ONE WEEK: MONTEGO BAY, PRISTE BEACH, GAY KGSTON, AND MUCH MORE
• JAMAICA GAYS
• GAY JAMAI TRAVEL GUI
• GAY JAMAI - KGSTON FOM

GAY SEX IS STILL ILLEGAL THIS CARIBBEAN ISLAND; HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH WANTS BAN REPEALED

Lol NewsMIAMI – The diplomatic ti between the Uned Stat and Jamai uld soon be jeopardy.There are reports that Jamai is refg to accred the spoe of a gay Amerin diplomat.“Our culture is not really acceptg of ,” said Renae Stevens, who was visg the Jamain nsulate Miami Wednday.Attorney Wayne Goldg is an advisor to Jamai’s ernment.“The whole ia of legislatn to legalize same-sex marriag, I thk they still have a long way to go,” he said. Vcent and the Grenad still has laws on the books makg gay sex illegal.

THE U.S. & JAMAI ARE FIGHTG OVER GAY RIGHTS

Vcent and the Grenad is known for s volnic terra, spectacular ral reefs and yacht-filled the ty Eastern Caribbean untry loted the Lser Antill also has a dub reputatn when to the treatment of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people: Its lonial-era gay sex ban.

“The laws sgle out nsensual gay sex the ‘sexual offens’ sectn of the crimal that is otherwise rerved for crim like rape, ct and sexual asslt, ” the report said. Vcent and the Grenad, the level of homophobia the untry and ntued effect of s archaic law on rights of LGBT dividuals warranted report’s release while there is currently a trial si St. Vcent, gay sex is crimalized Domi, Grenada, Guyana and Sat Rights Watch says that the Hoe of Assembly St.

Vcent and the Grenad should repeal the gay-sex provisns s crimal and pass prehensive civil anti-discrimatn legislatn that clus protectns based on sexual orientatn and genr inty. “Every LGBT person terviewed said they wished to leave the untry and envisned their future abroad due, part, to the homophobic or transphobic vlence and discrimatn the untry, ” the report said. González said the crimalizatn of gay sex giv “tac state sanctn to the discrimatn and vlence that LGBT people experience their daily liv and pels many to look abroad to live eely and fulfill their dreams.

HERE IS WHY JAMAINS ARE DEMANDG REMOVAL OF LGBTQ GAY PRI FLAG OM US EMBASSY

Rumors are swirlg that tensns between Jamai and the Uned Stat are risg after the former refed to grant accredatn to the spoe of a gay Amerin diplomat – whose inty has not been ma public – sce same-sex marriage is not legal the Caribbean natn.

Equalx reports that addn to same-sex marriage beg illegal, homosexualy among men remas outlawed Jamai and n be punished wh up to seven years prison.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS JAMAI

Homosexualy among women is not explicly illegal, but sodomy between any two humans is punishable wh up to 10 years prison. The Gay Pri flag of the LGBTQ muny is g natnal ntroversy Jamai. News reports revealed that Jamains are mandg removal of the Gay Pri flag om the US Embassy buildg.

The reasons behd their anger stem om many different re ’s Why Jamains Demand Removal of Gay Pri Flag om US aforementned there seems to be a diverse array of personal reasons Jamains want the LGBTQ flag taken down om the US Embassy.

One reason that stood out most was a Jamain cizen who said the Gay Pri Flag was vlatg 1961 Vienna Conventn on Diplomatic Relatns “Article 3.

A GAY JAMAIN'S ROAD TO FREEDOM - AND HOW YOU CAN HELP PEOPLE LIKE HIM

The man claimed US flyg the Gay Pri Flag Jamai was an act of hostily towards their laws, culture, and mocratic system. Another reason me om a member of the Jamain Coaln that allegedly feels that havg a Gay Pri Flag on the US Embassy Jamai promot life practic that threaten Jamain culture, and go agast the teachgs of the Bible.

Perhaps the most harsh reason me om a Jamain woman who said the Gay Pri flag reprents “perverse $exual behavrs”, and “liftyl choic that lead to disease and ath”.

WHY DO SO MANY JAMAINS HATE GAY PEOPLE?

As you n see the vio Jamains prottg the Gay Pri flag ont US Embassy were rryg signs sayg “Stop Cultural Imperialism”, while others simply said “Take Down the LGBTQ flag”. This suatn is epome of a clash of cultur gog eher tentnally or ’s possible the US Embassy is flyg the Gay Pri Flag to make a polil statement to the people of Jamai.

Jamai is the most homophobic island the Caribbean, wh harsh anti-gay laws, even though there's a large lol gay populatn. Hedonism II Negril also allows gay travelers. If you're sirg a gay trip to get some sun, fet Jamai unls you want to stay ep the closet.

Puerto Ri, notably Old San Juan, is a iendlier statn, certaly South Beach (part of Miami Beach) or Key Wt, but fely not Jamai where tolerance of gays is most pronounced. Lol gay activists have been killed or had their hom set on fire. Jamai has a bad reputatn for anti-gay prejudice.

GAY JAMAI ONE WEEK: MONTEGO BAY, PRISTE BEACH, GAY KGSTON, AND MUCH MORE

This small island the Caribbean has bee notor not only for s anti-gay laws, polil rhetoric and murrs, but also for s broad societal acceptance of severe sexual prejudice and openly hostile people remember dancehall star Buju Banton, who h the scene when he was 15 wh the hugely popular Boom Bye Bye. " Hard to cipher for someone not faiar wh Jamain patois, but Buju is sentially scribg shootg a gay man the head – he don't want to "promote no nasty man" the s after, hosts of other dancehall artists took up the banner, such as the group T.

Who proclaimed that "chi-chi [gay] man fi ad and that's a fact". Jamai is not alone; sexual prejudice is all over the news at the moment – om the Sultan of Bnei's troductn of Sharia law, to the anti-gay bill Uganda.

JAMAICA GAYS

And 's worth rememberg that the UK gay people only acquired equal marriage rights earlier this year. But Jamai has the double problem of beg scribed as "the most homophobic place on earth", but also beg one of those plac where ltle or no rearch is done to expla the anti-gay is why, llaboratn wh Dr Noel Cowell om the Universy of the Wt Indi, I cid to nduct the largt piece of rearch of s kd to date, g data llected by Profsor Ian terviewg about 2, 000 people across 40 muni Jamai, we looked at the predictors of anti-gay bias and measured rults nfirm the spicn that Jamains, general, hold very strong prejudic agast gays and lbians.

GAY JAMAI TRAVEL GUI

This was te whether we referred to attus, perceptns of gay rights, or prejudiced behavur. However, thanks to this rearch, we n now pot to some important other untri, wealth, tn and (younger) age were associated wh ls anti-gay prejudice.

Religsy, which is often the reason offered by anti-gay lobbyists, also predicted more anti-gay bias.

GAY JAMAI - KGSTON FOM

We need more rearch lookg at the nsequenc of anti-gay dancehall, and policy on what we should do about also found that male genr was an important predictor, tmpg tn, age and even relign.

What is about those perceptns of masculy that fds the existence of gays so unbearable? Perhaps we will soon be sayg boom bye bye to anti-gay prejudice Jamai.

Potg out that he was livg wh his grandmother durg that time, he further noted that was the day after the Pulse nightclub shootg Orlando, Florida, where 48 patrons of a gay club lost their liv.