Prime Minister Bruce Golding has announced that the island's buggery laws will not be repealed, despite enormous international pressure.
Egale Canada, a human rights group based in Toronto, Canada, recently announced its intention to call for a tourism boycott of the island, as well as a ban on the country's goods and services. The group issued a May 12 ultimatum on the Jamaican Government and threatened to make a public announcement five days later, encouraging the ban if its demands were not met.
The group appealed for the production of public service announcements denouncing homophobia/transphobia, called for a national homophobia/transphobia education campaign and lobbied for the abolition of the buggery law and any other law that stigmatises or criminalises consensual same-sex acts.
The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) had expressed concern about the threats, and added that the Canadian market was a particularly viable one. Wayne Cummings, head of the JHTA, told THE STAR in an earlier interview, "They are a very forward-thinking, liberal country, and I'm sure there may be some credibility to the argument that they could affect us."
Ignoring the issue
However, Prime Minister Golding, speaking at his post-budget press briefing at Jamaica House yesterday, said he has seen nothing yet to cause him to consider a review of the buggery laws. The prime minister, who has been accused of ignoring the issue by the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (JFLAG), said: "There is a road down which I'm not going to allow this country to go under my leadership."
He also voiced his opposition to same-sex marriages. "There are people who use the same philosophical kind of basis to seek, for example, legislative changes to redefine marriage so that marriage in law must mean something different from what marriage is now. Once we embark on that express way I am not certain at what point we are going to get off."
He continued, "As far as this prime minister is concerned, marriage means a union sanctified and endorsed by law between a man and a woman. And I don't want to speak with any ambiguity about where this yah prime minister rest."
ZJSnyper said
12:27 04/24 2008
Di real boss Bruce stan up to di batty boy dem nuh fish. JLP To di world.
linko said
12:33 04/24 2008
wa do di fish dem
viper_3kj said
12:34 04/24 2008
batty boy fi dead....mek dem kno jamaica nuh support fcukery
Crazypickney said
12:36 04/24 2008
Gucci said
12:39 04/24 2008
BRUSEEEEEEEEEEE.. anno like hi kudda say oddawise.. a jamaika dis!!!!!!!
nexx said
12:42 04/24 2008
"And I don't want to speak with any ambiguity about where this yah prime minister rest." di man done b*m**oclaat chat!! no batty sex roun here!
pengo said
12:44 04/24 2008
Djbudi wrote:
Di real boss Bruce stan up to di batty boy dem nuh fish. JLP To di world.
fi di 2.
lyndo said
12:47 04/24 2008
big up bruce di don...unlike certain other PM who was considering it wen they was in power BADANG!!!
ZJSnyper said
12:48 04/24 2008
JLP TO DI WORLD MI SEH DAT.
steppa said
12:51 04/24 2008
bap bap
STUWY77 said
15:34 04/24 2008
a wonder what PJ would have done?
Changer said
15:54 04/24 2008
wish for you
Days filled with joy and happiness
And all your dreams come true
vybz10107 said
16:08 04/24 2008
SHOWEA 3 DI WORLD BRUCE A DI REAL MAN
Kenzie said
16:08 04/24 2008
REAL TALK NO BATTY BUSINESS!!!!!!!!!!!!
K17 said
16:10 04/24 2008
a so mi seh too
STAINLESS said
16:12 04/24 2008
khalilvibes said
16:18 04/24 2008
none a dat round here
kichan said
16:18 04/24 2008
bullit
brammo said
16:19 04/24 2008
well everyting can raise cost a living but no gay roun here fiya. big up u self pm
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has announced that the island's buggery laws will not be repealed, despite enormous international pressure.
Egale Canada, a human rights group based in Toronto, Canada, recently announced its intention to call for a tourism boycott of the island, as well as a ban on the country's goods and services. The group issued a May 12 ultimatum on the Jamaican Government and threatened to make a public announcement five days later, encouraging the ban if its demands were not met.
The group appealed for the production of public service announcements denouncing homophobia/transphobia, called for a national homophobia/transphobia education campaign and lobbied for the abolition of the buggery law and any other law that stigmatises or criminalises consensual same-sex acts.
The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) had expressed concern about the threats, and added that the Canadian market was a particularly viable one. Wayne Cummings, head of the JHTA, told THE STAR in an earlier interview, "They are a very forward-thinking, liberal country, and I'm sure there may be some credibility to the argument that they could affect us."
Ignoring the issueHowever, Prime Minister Golding, speaking at his post-budget press briefing at Jamaica House yesterday, said he has seen nothing yet to cause him to consider a review of the buggery laws. The prime minister, who has been accused of ignoring the issue by the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (JFLAG), said: "There is a road down which I'm not going to allow this country to go under my leadership."
He also voiced his opposition to same-sex marriages. "There are people who use the same philosophical kind of basis to seek, for example, legislative changes to redefine marriage so that marriage in law must mean something different from what marriage is now. Once we embark on that express way I am not certain at what point we are going to get off."
He continued, "As far as this prime minister is concerned, marriage means a union sanctified and endorsed by law between a man and a woman. And I don't want to speak with any ambiguity about where this yah prime minister rest."BADANG!!!