June 20, 2008

Why Do We Hate Jamaica So Much Again? (Oh, yeah, I remember now…)

Completely unsurprising:

Poll: 70 Percent In Jamaica Oppose Any Rights For Gays

There is little chance laws against homosexuality will be repealed in Jamaica if a public opinion poll released Friday is any indication.

The survey found that 70 percent of Jamaicans do not believe gays and lesbians should have any civil rights.

The poll, taken for the Jamaican Gleaner newspaper, found women slightly more receptive than men to repealing the sodomy law or giving gays protection from discrimination in housing or work. …

Jamaican gays, supported by international human rights groups, have been calling for repeal of the sodomy law which carries a sentence of 10-years in prison on conviction.

Last month Prime Minister Bruce Golding condemned Britain and other Commonwealth countries for criticizing the treatment of gays in the Caribbean nation.

”Jamaica is not going to allow values to be imposed on it from outside,” he said during an interview broadcast on the BBC. (story)

Jamaica has been described by human rights groups as having the worst record of any country in the New World in its treatment of gays and lesbians. …

Funny, but I describe Jamaica that way too. As a lesbian, I’d rather take my chances getting outed in Saudi Arabia. (Afghanistan or Iran? That’s a hard call; I say both are even with Jamaica.)

This story reminds me… I haven’t cruised over to the Jamaica Gleaner lately to see what the haters are saying these days. If you’ve never visited the JG site, you should — the disgusting filth spewed there will wipe out any silly idea you ever had about vacationing in Jamaica.

That goes for you straights, too, you know — even those who don’t give a whit that Jamaicans are overwhelmingly in favor of beating queers to death; they’ll happily beat you to death, too, if they accidentally mistake you for a battyboy.

Posted by: Sapphocrat

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