LETTER OF THE DAY - Buggery no shackle, gays want 'hate crimes' law
The Editor, Sir: I believe the Legislature and Government of Jamaica have missed the point on this whole issue of homosexuality. The fact is, the buggery laws are not a shackle for homosexuals who exist in this country and the decriminalising of such acts...
Kudos to PM
The Editor, Sir:Just before writing this letter I viewed an interview of Prime Minister Golding on BBC's Hard Talk aired on May 20.
...But caution advised
The Editor, Sir: Understandably, our PM took the 'politically correct' route in addressing whether he would allow gays in his Cabinet. He was adamant in his responses, by saying 'not mine!' to questions posed as to whether he'd allow a homosexual...
...
'Ignorant comments'
The Editor, Sir: I can only express my deepest regrets about what must be described as our prime minister's ignorant comments regarding gay rights - made on the international stage. While I no longer live in Jamaica, I continue to take pride in and defend my home country...
Help sought fromFood For the Poor
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WOULD like to enlist the help of Food For the Poor in this matter. My name is Maureen Thomas and I am currently a teacher at an elementary school in Broward County, Florida, in the United States. It is in this capacity that I have become aware...
A matter ofrights and lifestyle
NO ONE is saying homosexuals do not have rights as humans, but in the same way we cannot impose our might on them, they must not be allowed to impose their lifestyle and/or its acceptance on us! Thus, a normal heterosexual has a right, too, to say he is not into those things and ...
Matter ofrights and lifestyle
THE EDITOR, Sir: NO ONE is saying homosexuals do not have rights as humans, but in the same way we cannot impose our might on them, they must not be allowed to impose their lifestyle and/or its acceptance on us! Thus, a normal heterosexual has a right, too...
|
