A report om Human Rights Watch lls on the ernment of St. Vcent to overturn lonial-era anti-gay laws that have led to a recent wave of vlence and genr discrimatn on the small Caribbean island.
Contents:
- HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ANTI-GAY LAWS PROMOTE VLENCE, DISCRIMATN ST. VCENT
- A CURE FOR GAYVOICE?
- "DO I SOUND GAY?"
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ANTI-GAY LAWS PROMOTE VLENCE, DISCRIMATN ST. VCENT
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Vcent to overturn anti-gay laws om the lonial era that have led to a recent wave of vlence and genr discrimatn on the small Caribbean island. Homosexualy ntu to be crimalized the former Brish lony after many hundreds of years, leavg LGBTQ dividuals wh ltle if any legal protectns while vlent crim were beg mted wh impuny, the report said. Standg crimal s on the island put nsensual gay sex the same tegory as crim like rape, ct, and sexual asslt, although there have been no recent nvictns unr the law.
Gay people have been targeted by fay members, neighbors, -workers, classmat and teachers -- as well as police officers, the report said. In many of the episos, police allegedly refed to offer assistance, and some s beme openly discrimatory toward gay victims. Gay workers were also facg job discrimatn a natn already bet by high unemployment.
Many of the terviewe said job hirgs and firgs were beg largely termed by sexual orientatn, while other gay people lucky to have jobs faced sexual harassment the workplace. "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, " said Cristian González Cabrera, gay rights rearcher at Human Rights Watch. Six other Wtern natns -- cludg Domi, Grenada, Guyana, Jamai, and Sat Lucia -- ntue to crimalize gay sex, wh penalti as weighty as a prison for "gross cency wh another person of the same sex.
A CURE FOR GAYVOICE?
The documentary-makers behd te crime seri "Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York" discs adly bias and homophobia the 1990s crimal jtice system. How do I get rid of the stereotypil gay accent?
The problem I’ve n to now is that while ocsnally beg able to hold somethg remblg a fem voice for a ltle b jt ends up soundg like a stereotypil gay voice after a while, jt higher pched. People will do anythg to not be gay.
This, the trans, the ex-gay stuff— Anonymoreply 6September 24, 2022 5:12 PM. And llg "gay voice" impli that all gay men sound like femal, and that all straight men have extremely ep mascule voic, which is obvly Anonymoreply 7September 24, 2022 5:13 PM. It’s not for gayvoice!
"DO I SOUND GAY?"
Would a therapist help to discern how much of his gayvoice is natural, and how much was an affectatn?
Twks aren't born wh gayvoice, a swishy walk, and short-shorts seven days a week. He’s not gettg rid of gay voice.