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The gay debates rage hard in Jamaica, where Prime Minister Bruce Golding recently insisted he would never include a queer in his cabinet. Well, the public has been getting all sorts of hot and bothered on the same-sex subject. First we had a gay telling Golding to liven up his government with the lavender set, and now we have - well, something

As a nation we are frothing with indignation that we are being forced to bend at the waist to accommodate the homosexual lifestyles.

We have our own social codes, but little does anyone know that we also have the perfect deterrent and punishment. For those lesbian women and gay men, our society should make mandatory the punishment by enforced consumption of large quantities of Scotch bonnet peppers.

This will cause severe burning at both the North and South poles (I try, like Oscar Wilde, to be delicate). The effects will be obvious and inflammatory and act as well as a deterrent.

So, who wants to come over this weekend and give this theory a go? We'll supply the toilet paper. And, yes, we're joking, just like whoever wrote this missive - we hope they're joking, at least…

» Righteous!

Jamaican Reverend Dr. Marjorie Lewis spoke out yesterday against Prime Minister Bruce Golding's anti-gay ways, including his prohibition on installing queers in his cabinet: "I don't agree with the prime minister. I don't agree with it. 'No gays in the Cabinet?' First of all how you even know who gay? Plenty married people in this country are gay. It is what the Americans call the down-low. Friends, we are not talking about people outside of church, you know," Lewis said. "Let us just be real. We are talking about what is happening in our churches and we have to name the truth and face the truth in the name of Jesus." [Jamaica Gleaner]

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A Jamaican gay activist has some advice for Prime Minister Bruce Golding: get yourself some gays.

Golding, of course, wouldn't approve of such a move, especially considering that just last month the politico declared his countrymen frown on the queers. And, what's more, he will not, under any circumstances, accept gay people into his cabinet.

Citing the prime minister's sliding poll numbers, however, an anonymous homo thinks the pinks would do Golding's administration good.

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» Blockage.

"Lesbian and gay and sexual health groups from Jamaica, Zimbabwe and Egypt have been excluded from a major international conference on HIV/AIDS organised by the United Nations General Assembly. The UN meeting is intended to review progress in the fight against AIDS." [Pink News via GNW]

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» Deep, Backward Thoughts

"What is 'gay rights'? To have a law for same-sex marriage, to say that homosexuality is normal! How can that be! Homosexuality is not normal, it is very abnormal… Whether homosexuality stems from a chemical imbalance, a brain malfunction, or plain perversion, it is still abnormal.How can you make that right? So what is this 'gay rights' campaign that is currently taking place all over the globe and now prevalent in Jamaica?" [Jamaica Gleaner]

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Bruce Golding sure does love double talk.

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» Semantics.

Jamaican resident "Reverend Mervin" coined a new phrase:
""Heterophobes" or gays, including gay church leaders, must respect Jamaicans' preferences and not try to impose their gayness on the Jamaican society." Maybe he meant vaginaphobe? [Jamaica Gleaner]

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» Footsie.

A Jamaican father is "concerned" that his son may be gay. Here's an excerpt of his foolish explanation: "I don't want to stifle him, but I don't want him to grow up gay either. I want him to play ball, but he doesn't even want to leave the house barefoot!" [Jamaica Observer]

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Jamaican national Lashai Williams offers her distasteful thoughts on the gays:

This thing about gays and the rights they have and the rights they want is downright ungodly. If they want to be that way, it is their business; why make it everyone else's? Has anyone thought about the rights of the people who do not want their children exposed to that kind of nastiness?

Surprisingly, Williams does not condone anti-gay violence: "…Beating them will not make them stop being gay. They are sinning and the ones who are beating them are sinning, too." Truly a miracle…

» Brush Off

Jamaica's tourism minister, Edmund Bartlett brushed off gay activists' complaints regarding the island's pervasive homophobia. And American journalist Timothy Kincaid does not approve: "I would discourage anyone whom I love from vacationing on the island. Those who champion violence against some can champion violence against many….If he cares about the future of his nation’s economy and stability, he might be better concerned that his nation not come to be seen by the American public as a hostile and violent place…" [BTB]

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Anti-gay singer Bounty Killer probably wants to kill some gays right about now. Like Beanie Man and Buju Banton before him, Killer's concerts have been felled by the fagalas. From the ever-ready Peter Tatchell's celebratory press release:

Bounty Killer, has had two of his three UK concerts canceled in the last week, following a campaign by the gay human rights group OutRage!

His concerts in Bradford and Birmingham were axed, losing him thousands of pounds in performance fees.

In Germany, Bounty Killer's performance in Essen was canceled and other German concert dates are now in doubt.

The Outrage! campaign extends all over Europe, including France and Belgium.

Bounty Killer previously boasted that the gays would be no match for him. He obviously underestimated the lavender set's determination.

One of the British clubs, however, claim the Outrage! protest had nothing to do with the concerts' cancellations, but because Killer missed his flight from Jamaica. They're now trying to reschedule the contentious event.

» Boycott Jamaica?

As Jamaican police address the nation's homophobia, activist Wayne Besen's calling for a queer boycott: "…It would be relatively simple to call for a boycott and picket, while handing hand out informational flyers to cruisers. A "Boycott Jamaica" advertising campaign would greatly strengthen these actions. Billboards would need to be strategically placed along I-95 between Miami and Fort Lauderdale with the bold headline: 'JA-MURDER.'" Catchy! [PageOneQ]

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Finally, some good news from Jamaica!

The Caribbean nation typically comes up with regard to homophobic attacks. This morning, however, we hear that the Deputy Commissioner of Police is mulling a new program to train cops how to handle the homos. Said Mark Shields:

I think there is a place for minorities, whoever they are, to have the opportunity to speak to recruits during their initial [Jamaica Constabulary Force] training. Diversity is something that needs to be embraced. Therefore, the only way to do that is to train police officers so that they are no longer just citizens with a view and with prejudices.

The move comes after international activists - including Metropolitan Community Church - came out against the island and its apathetic government.

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Jamaica's anti-gay reputation grows this morning. We gay folk have been deriding the rise of homophobic attacks for months, but now the NY Times has gotten in on the not-so-fun.

Being gay in Jamaica is not easy. For years, human rights groups have denounced the harassment, beating and even killing of gays here, to little avail. No official statistic has been compiled on the number of attacks. But a recent string of especially violent, high-profile assaults has brought fresh condemnation to an island otherwise known as an easygoing tourist haven.

“One time may be an isolated incident,” said Rebecca Schleifer, a researcher for Human Rights Watch who has studied the issue and regularly gets calls from the island from gays under attack. “When they happen on a repeated basis across the country, it is an urgent problem that deserves attention at the highest levels.”

Yeah, mon!

» Beware The Gay

A Jamaican citizen felt it necessary to publicly celebrate anti-gay preacher 'Al' Miller. We read exactly two sentences of this shit before rolling our eyes at the banality of it all: "…I wish to commend Jamaican church leaders for not caving in to outside pressure from homosexual groups intent on corrupting Jamaica. The international movement of gay rights activists typically invade places like Jamaica… and try to change that society's rejection of homosexual activity and lifestyle into gradual, even if reluctant, acceptance." We're such monsters! [Jamaica Gleaner]

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