Month: March 2012

‘My sister will be killed if she is sent back to Jamaica’

Brother pleads with Government to halt lesbian deportation Written by Mark Williams A WEST YORKSHIRE man says his lesbian sister will be killed if she is sent back to Jamaica and is urging immigration officials to reconsider a decision to deport her. Nestfield Lopez, 24, from Leeds, told The Voice that homophobia in the Caribbean …

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Caribbean Watch – Bishop Supports End to Buggery Laws

Antigua St John’s – The newly installed Roman Catholic bishop for St John’s-Basseterre, Kenneth Richards, said he would support any effort that will de-criminalise buggery. Speaking on Observer Radio on Friday, Bishop Richards said while de-criminalization does not make the act right, it should be used as a tool for non-discrimination. “The argument to de-criminalise …

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Jamaican gay activist marries man in Canada

MAURICE Tomlinson, a leading Jamaican gay activist, got married to a Canadian man this week. The gay marriage ceremony took place in Toronto and his husband has been identified as Tom Decker, a police officer and pastor in the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto. The UN’s former special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa was the …

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