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Gays Rights Coming to Jamaica - ACT UP style.....do not agreed with the disrespect shown our Prime Minster but I guess when lives are being lost, people will do what it takes to seek redress for their cause.
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are the targets of unchecked violence and discrimination in Jamaica, frequently refused housing or employment in the Caribbean country typically described as the region's most hostile to LGBT citizens, a leading human rights group says in a report released Tuesday.
In its 86-page report titled "Not Safe at Home," Human Rights Watch noted that LGBT citizens in Jamaica are often driven from their communities by neighbors and sometimes even family. Some health professionals stigmatize them by casting judgment on their sexuality when they seek care. Police protection against bias and physical attacks is generally poor.
LGBT people in Jamaica "face intolerable levels of violence and cannot rely on the police," Graeme Reid, the organization's LGBT rights director, said in a release. "The authorities from the prime minister on down need to call a halt to the violence and discrimination, prosecute anyone responsible, and get homophobic laws off the books.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/1...n_6027016.html
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are the targets of unchecked violence and discrimination in Jamaica, frequently refused housing or employment in the Caribbean country typically described as the region's most hostile to LGBT citizens, a leading human rights group says in a report released Tuesday.
In its 86-page report titled "Not Safe at Home," Human Rights Watch noted that LGBT citizens in Jamaica are often driven from their communities by neighbors and sometimes even family. Some health professionals stigmatize them by casting judgment on their sexuality when they seek care. Police protection against bias and physical attacks is generally poor.
LGBT people in Jamaica "face intolerable levels of violence and cannot rely on the police," Graeme Reid, the organization's LGBT rights director, said in a release. "The authorities from the prime minister on down need to call a halt to the violence and discrimination, prosecute anyone responsible, and get homophobic laws off the books.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/1...n_6027016.html
