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.
We [gays] are brilliant, industrious, creative in our thoughts, dedicated to our craft, result-oriented, and very important, sensitive to people’s needs. And we don’t go around being proud for being a bigot.
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But you prefer to let hatred blind your eyes to people who have the potential to take this country out of the doldrums in which we are. You are the driver, but you don’t seem to know where you are going in your vortex of discrimination, failure and confusion. But while the country suffers, gays are prospering, so exclude us at your own peril.Mr Prime Minister, your Cabinet is full of old and impotent ‘straight’ men. You need a few good men, gay men, to spruce it up, and put the country on a path of prosperity, and not depravity.
The letter, printed in the Jamaica Gleaner, then asked the Prime Minister to circle yes or circle no. Confused by the multiple choice question, Golding set the letter a flame.
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fredo777
I laughed at the last sentence.
An Other Greek
I laughed at the name: myopinion.
Actually, I anticipated it would be an anonymous entry, and as such it is very telling of the situation in Jamaica where out activists are routinely MURDERED.
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kevin57
Having lived for a time in the Caribbean let me add a personal witness to how closeted at best and murderous at worst it is to be gay in the sun and the sand. It is horribly oppressive. Although most of us love the climate and the beauty, a good ol’ boycott of cruises and resorts in that region would be more than justified and probably effective.
Shabaka
Intelligently stated!! Yeah he wouldn’t risk his life by printing his real name. We should all send him an email of encouragement.
I loved this passage “…And his Cabinet of ‘straight’ men can’t seem to find solutions for the myriad of problems that are racking this country of ‘Christians’“.
CHURCHILL-Y
“A Jamaican gay” ? Haven’t they all been murdered by their own people. Must be some poor sap who was lucky enough to escape to some civilized place, otherwise he or she would’ve been the one set ablaze by the Primate… I mean Prime Minister and not the letter.
dfrw
What a terrible place. I like to talk with my dollars; I won’t be spending any there.
JFLAG
hhhhmmmm