Jah know, North Americans and people from other "developed" countries need to stop judging JAMAICA based on the standards of their own countries. In other words, STOP INTERFERING AND TRYING TO CHANGE OUR DAMN CULTURE!!! NOT EVERYBODY LOVE FAGS. DONT TRY CHANGING OUR LAWS BECAUSE UNLIKE NORTH AMRICANS OUR LAWS ARE STILL BASED ON THE BIBLE...SO WHO NO LIKE THAT FI JUST F@#$ DI F@#$ OFF. UNNU FI GO TRY UNNU GAY SHIT IN IRAQ AND OTHER ARAB COUNTRIES FI MEK DEM SHOT UP UNNU RASS.

I'm really sick and tired of Homo's from other countries constantly trying to degrade Jamaica and force thier lifestyle on us. The letter speaks of denouncing violence against gays in Jamiaca. How selfish is this request! Does this overly concerned person who is writing, know that very few Homosexual people in Jamaica are subjected to violence regularly, in fact I would say over 90% of the violence, murders, and so on are directed at heterosexual people in Jamaica!! Don't denounce violence against us, no, only people who choose to grind someone of the same sex, as opposed to just being friends as we were intended to be with the same sex. They deserve better than us huh? You people make me sick! Get your heads out of your asses, you people are even more safe than a child walking home from shcool in Jamaica these days. Because you hear of children being shot and killed, and women being shot and killed, and very rarely are there ever homosexuals put in this same position. Lets please get to the real issues Jamiaca has, and it is violence in general, not violence against Homo's. You don't want to be treated differently, but you exclude yourself from the general population by asking for special treatment. If you feel this way about Jamiaca, then stay the hell out, one less person destroying the fabric of Jamaican beliefs, the better.

The person who wrote this letter is full of it why don't they boycott oil from being imported into Cananda from all those middle eastern countries that are killing other people base on their religous beliefs. Jamaica has always been a country based on tourism and our people have been interacting with many different types of people with all types of different lifestyles on a daily basis. Allowing people the freedom of living their lifes the way they see fit within the confines of our countries law is what we have always done, so why should we have to change our believes and laws that have goverend our Island for all these years. Crime in jamaica is not aimed toward homosexuals unfortunately violent crime has touched the lifes of many different people in Jamaica with different lifestyles from sexual orientation, to educational and socioeconomic backgrounds. Homosexuality is a concious decision to go against what is normal and then forcing this decision upon others that do not agree with this alternative lifestyle, if everyone in the world should decide to become homosexual we would no longer have a world or anything to agrue about , because there would be no one to procreate, since from the conception of time two males or two females have still yet have the normal capability of creating life. I reside in the USA and what I have found is that there is no longer a standard, it is now all about what feels good, what is trendy and how many people are going along with what feels good and what is trendy and will do what ever it takes to force it upon our society. What is this world coming to?

FROCK YOU HELEN KENNEDY

NO Apology we kill Fishman whenever them rise, Keep them in Cananda, America and Europe dont try to destroy my Island with Buggering. For everyone that is talking which one of you was conceived by Two Males or two Females, F@#K OFF

Bible or no Bible if the not everything the bible teaches we Jamaicans follow,and fags are not wrong because the bible Condems it,IT JUST WRONG!!! If the first humans were fags there would be no human race today
IS that happen when dem idiot politician deh depend on other countries in stead of using the resources we are blessed with.

JAH NO STAR!
A WHA TYPE A FROCKERY IS DIS--
CANADA NEED FI TEK WEY IT BL**DCL*T SELF. WE NAH BIZNESS WID DI B*TTI F*CKA DEM. CANADA ALREADY A PERISH. DEY WAN UNNO FI GET PERISH WID DEM. SELLASIE I KNOW WE NAH NEVA ACCEPT DAT BULLSH*T AGREEMENT LETTA -
A WAH DO DEM. DEY A CHAT BOUT HOW, UNNO FI ACCEPT & SENSITIZE WID DEM NASTY, BUTT PLUGGING, FROCKAS. A WAH DEM FEEL LIK'.
DAT NASTY B*TTI BWOY A DE ONE WHO A HYPE UP DIS LETTA. ME KNO' SAY HE A DE ONE. HIM A WAH TO MAKE US FEEL & BOW TO HIM. DAT NAH GO MAK' IT MY YUTE. UNNO FI STAY INNA CANADA & HAV' YOUR BOMBARD CAMPAIGN WID DI PERISH NASTY PPL DEM.

CANADA PROTECTING DAT GROSS SHIT. JUDGEMENT DAY A SOON CUM. A ME A PROMISE UNNO DIS--ME WILL NOT HAVE TO SYMPATHY FOR ALL DA U SHE MALES.

I'm a Jamaican and I dare any single one of you to find a quote from Jesus, the Jesus, who walked among prostitutes and preached love not hate, telling people to burn and destroy gays. Find one! If you want to quote the Old Testament, don't be selective - quote the parts that can be used to justify slavery and furthermore, the ones with their archaic punishments. Most of you so willingly to scream, "Leave us alone" have no idea what the bible teaches; you just grow up in culture that hates gays, not because of any thinking on their own but because of the beliefs their slavemasters instilled in them - don't forget Christianity is a religion imposed on Africans. Its with great embarrassment that black people all over the world choose to practice and adhere to the most backwards and negative elements of the religion, rather than adopting the code of the New testament, the message of Jesus: Love. Christian, and particular Jamaican ones are some of the most hypocritical people alive - our laws are based on the bible huh? Notice that slavemasters could use the bible to defend slavery. Its amazing to me how we just eat up this nonsense with no thought. The "fabric of our belief" is ignorant and irrational hatred - this needs to change. We're not unique when it comes to this - every nutty religious country contains this sort of psychotic and disturbing hatred even when they preach love and peace out the side of their mouths. Hypocrites. Sorry, but let the lord almighty decide if he's going to burn and destroy gays. Sodoom and Gommera are largely misinterpreted and have nothing to do with a life long will to hate and destroy gays - but of course, none of the people here will actually have read or studied the bible. No where does the bible say that being practical and loving to all people is wrong. Not a single line in the bible tells anyone make this hatred 90% of our pastime. No, its perfectly fine for other people to spotlight the nonsense that goes on in this country and any other country - North America is just as idiotic. However, as Jamaican, I'm ashamed of our intolerance. The saddest thing about this is Jamaicans love to talk about burning Babylon, of which the U.S. is the prime example, yet the worse of the American right wing ( yes, fringe republicans ) share the same basic beliefs of Jamaicans. Ignorance, a vile and disgusting hatred but talk to any Jamaican and they'd pretend they're against this 'great evil' place utterly ignorant of their fundamental similarity. This sort of nonsense needs to stop whichever way - if it takes some upstarts embarrassing us worldwide then so be it. We need to grow up as people and stop this foolish hate.

Den waan critisize we and dem a he bigest fish man dem. Rev deh a church a molest boy pickney. Tel dem fi move dem r@#%

I really admire the steadfastnest of the Jamaican government in not allowing themselves to be bullied in previous years. I am not sure how the present government will react to these threats but I hope the tradition of resistance would remain in place.

For me it is not about whether or not Homosexuality is bad or good . It just bothers me when those in more developed countries try to force the hands of developing countries using bullying tactics. I think all countries should be respected enough and be left alone to to create their own legislations and policies. I do not think we should change our laws just because we are being pressured to do so.

I do also firmly believe that no member of Jamaican society should fear for their safety or life simply because they go against the grain. We must be fair and just. If we are to punish homosexuals in our country with violence and death then what about those who are killing others senselessly why do we not hunt them down and exterminate them from society, what about the thieves, rapists, child molesters, gang bangers, drug king pings etc. We cannot allow ourselves to be hypocrits, they are so many things wrong with our society and we cannot just unify against homosexuality we must also unify amongst ourselves regarding all other issues that threatens the very fiber of Jamaican society.

I think it is ok to be anti idealogy but not anti people. Gay or straight people are people and should be treated as such. Our policies will change only when we adjust our thinking.

Most of us Jamaicans do not like the idea of Homosexuals because we think it threatens everything that we have grown to accept as normal in our society. Marriage between a man and a woman, children , family, mother and father. What we must realize is the word normal is different for everyone no two people are alike even among twins they can grow up to be very different individuals despite sharing the same DNA..

If you look at all the cultures, ethnicities, languages, and religions of the world the word different, normal, diverse, takes on new meaning. I do not believe that we have the right to designate who people love or who they choose for a sexual partner because by doing that we are not regarding God. God gave us all options to choose whatever lifestyle we want. There are consequences both positive and negative for our choices but the choice is still up to the individual.

I truly believe God is the creator of all things and people good and bad and the same God that made heterosexuals also allowed homosexuals to be created and who am I to questions these people's existence regardless of how bizarre,different and abnormal I think they are or how uncomfortable I am with their lifestyle.

I figured if God did not want this lifestyle in existence then it simply would not exist. Over the years I have learned to respectfully disagree with homosexuality. I do not agree that the lifestyle is for me, I fundamentally think it is un-natural and it does not lend to reproduction however I respect those who choose that lifestyle as human beings providing that they are not imposing their lifestyle on me and those I care about. It would be nice if we as Jamaicans collectively respect people as people regardless of their life choices providing that this life choice is not hurting anyone else. Two consenting adults same gendered engaging in sexual activity --how does this hurt the greater society?

If we are going to attack one thing that we believe is wrong in our society then we must be prepared to correct all that is wrong with our country whether it is crime and violence, substandard housing, affordable education for all, fatherless households etc.

Please remember out of many we are still one people regardless of what we look like, who we choose as life partners, where we live, how much money we have we may all be different, from different walks of life but we are still more alike than we are different and the common thread that hold us together is that we are all Jamaicans and we need to be able to peacefully coexist with each other regardless of our lifestyle, religion, educational background,Income, neighborhoods. We must unite on the basis of what we all have in common. We all have a vested interest in a peaceful, thriving, more understanding Jamaica and we all can make choices to make this a reality.....

wat these fags don't realize is jamaica mash up already and now dem want to mash it up more now dem can do all the suspending and boycotting all dem want because jamaica not gwine turn di other cheek to these class of extreme sinners fags and sodomites will not dwell in the house of the lord

god bless jamaica keep it pure from all evils.

Buggery is a crime that's the bottom line. No pun intended. All races and gender have equal right. Homosexuals don't need special priviledges for being gay, so tell the homosexual Canadians to keep out.They never tell the public that the Salvation Army stopped supporting them cause after they get their special rights their next aim is to remove the statutory rape laws to enable them to screw little boys.They never highlight the sicknesses they develop & spread cause they try to make the anus a playground.We bun fish man & all men who screw women in their anus we bun u too. Bun sodomy, bun sodomites. STOP BULLING NOW!!!

Jamaicanlady mi agree wid yu to di fullest. well said. tell dem fi keep dem nastiness to dem self and tan inna north america

@gunz- you can't generalize that all americans like homos, there are laws in the USA that are against same sex relationships. There are anti- gay laws in the USA i don't know about Canada and the UK.

Just because something is in the bible doesn't mean anything. Everybody doesn't follow the Bible or is a Christian. People should be able to live their lives the way they want to as long as it doesn't interfere with other people's lives. I agree with what Jamaicanlady said though. Homosexuals shouldn't get special treatment and they shouldn't try to force their beliefs/views/lifestyle on other people. Other countries shouldn't force their views/beliefs/lifestyle on Jamaica either. But it goes both ways.

This is really showing me that God is ever so near to come back for his world. The signs of the time is so evident when someone can actually waste their time write such ridiculous things about accepting homosexuality in jamaica. Jamaica is a God fearing nation and the bible said it is an abominational unto God himself.So go ahead boycott all you want as the psalm said "i have never seen the righteous forsaken or his seed begging bread."

kill all gay and lesban they are destroying our country wipe them out they are so disgusting that is what the gun man them need to do and stop killing woman and children and get rid of those nasty frockers bulletteeeeee

PLEASE TELL ME UNDA WHA CIRCUMSTANCE ANYBODY A JAMAICA CUDDA WRITE LETTA TO FORIN GUVAMENT(CANADA, ENGLAN, MERICA, AR ANYWHE ELSE INNA DE WORL') AN GI DEM DEDLINE FE CHANGE DEM LAWS AN CULCHA??? DIS PASS LIBATY TEKKIN. LOOK LIKE DEM A SMELL DEM TINKIN *SS!! LOOK LIKE FISHMAN AN DEM CREW WHA RECOLONIZE WE.

ratiid, my girl, i couldn't have said it better... am sick and tired of people from other countries degrading our lifestlye because we choose not to conform, sending treats of economic withdrawl, oh please, the gay jamaican community in canada doesn't even make up half of the population of Jamaicans living in canada, so come with something lucrative...k... plus you speak of human rights what about the freedom of choice, the right to make our own decisions the right to stand our own ground and not be assimilate to what we feel is not apart of our culture and will never be, no matter how many gays and lesi in jamaica, we the heteros of jamaica will forever stand firm... i am proud to say my country is homophobic! wah dem want wi do change di laws fi please di fags dem, fi corrupt wi kids dem mind...might as well dem mek the weed legal cause mi go affi well frass fi dah one yah...lol but seriously....

You don't have to love homosexuals.
Just stop doing to them what you don't want other people do to you.

It is time to change the laws. We have no choice because evenbtually we will start to be ostracized like Cuba, and Jamaica is unable to sustain a prosperous country without outside help! As long as we know we aint gay and we keep them from parading in the street, I dont see what the big deal is!

At first mi n mi coleegz use to beat anybody wi suspect, but now it gone to another level, n if mi go back home mi really aggo fuck up some a dem. Leave Jamaica alone, the United States in the past decade has murdered over 600,000 human beings. Use unu time and money on issues facing ur unrespective countries, who are 100000000 times more murderous than Jamaica can ever dream of being. We will not tolerate this perversion called homosexuality, simple man and women are made to reproduce, not man and man. Until you ppl can grasp that simple equation, then you shal support a nasty livity. Next argument, while your governments murder in the hundred thousands, you then have zero right to criticize anyone on the face of this earth. We do not tolerate homosexuality while you do not tolerate human life. Nobody petitions to save the lives of children, yet you petition for men to fuck batty. All I can say is I will never invest a dime in Jamaica if it ever gives in to these faggots.

I AM TIRED OF FAGS IN MY OWN COUNTRY RUNNING THINGS. DEM PUSHING QUEER MARRAIGE HARD. STAND STRONG JA. YOU GIVE THE FAG MOVEMENT AN INCH DEM GONNA TEK THE WHOLE YARD. MOST AMERICANS CYAAN STAND THE GAY MOVEMENT, JUS TOO INTIMIDATIED TO DO ANYTHING ANBOUT IT. DEEZ HOMO'S SERIOUS.

These are the last days

MIND YOUR OWN FROCKING BIZNEZ BABYLON ! DIS IS NOT ABOUT JAMAICA IT'S ABOUT WHAT JAH SEH !! BABYLON HYPOCRISY AND BULLSH*T !!!!!!

First and Foremost..Jamaicans have their own mentality on the issue of homosexuality. I believe everyone is entitled to their own opinions..If Jamaicans want to fight against homosexuality, so be it..Other countries don't like homosexuals but Jamaicans make it known and I am happy that they make their beliefs known..Tourists have a choice on going to Jamaica based on this or go to other countries that want to brush it under a rug..The gay tourists are only going there to rotten the minds of the people..It is not ok to be gay..Its a abomination according to the bible. What is this world coming to??

JAMAICAN LADY MI LOVE HOW YOU A TALK DI THINGS DEM. hEAR WAR MI A SEY A SO DI HOMO DEM FROM CANADA POWERFUL THAT WE HAVE TO DO WATH THEY SAY. WE DI F**K DEM NUH GO CHUCK OFF INNA DI ATLANTIC OCEAN AND LEAVE JAMAICA ALONE. SO WAH DEM SOON SAY WI NEED A GAY DJ FI SING BOUT GAY STUFF. YO EVEN IF DI GOVERNMENT FEAR DEM AND GIVE DEM CAAN COME TO DI PUBLIC WITH THAT CAUSE AGO TELL DEM Fu*& OFF. YO RIGHT NOW MI VEX MI NOT EVEN FEEL LIKE WRITING NOTHING ESLE......................................................................................................

Dem need fi realy check the levels and know seh if dem legalize dem type ah imoral, unjust livity dung a yard the crime rate fi chichies aguh even higher.

Why cant these countries stay the hell out of Jamaican business? Who does America think it is. America has been trying to take over the world for as long as I can remember and force their beliefs everywhere.
The world does not revolve around America you know. We have the right to believe and do as we please, after all, we are independent aren't we.

This is what it has gone to now, thing really sticky, Let me not say Canadians, but being more direct gay Canadians, please,please, please keep your nose outa mi yard,There has been too much of the so called Developed countries influences on my Island,please if you are so concerned about the gay community in Jamaica where at this time they are greatly out numbered, please STOP trying to pressure our Countries leader (not to mention blackmailing with treats of BOYCOTT)into moving into a lifestyle that is not accepted by the population,but rather encourage the CANADIAN GOVERNMENT WHICH YOU ALL LOVE AND ADORE BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE GATHER FOR YOUR GAY CAUSE-- encourage them to accept,yeahmon grant them all free visa and free travel to your wonder ful Canadian soil--- cause if dem push fi change laws,and influence di youth dem wid dem B@tty%an cause,a lot a dem a go bury fi di cause Memba mi tell yu---- BULLIT,BULLIT BULLIT

Everyone here fails to realize that Jamaica is part of the British Commonwealth which Queen Elizabeth II is the head of. By definition, if you are part of the Commonwealth, you must "co-operate within a framework of common values and goals". Canada is a part of this Commonwealth so the gay community there is trying get "gay rights" included in some new Human Rights Charter.

Once again the gay community is using dancehall music to push their agenda. But this time, they are taking it a step further than dancehall and exploiting the whole country.

That person name "Mo" goes on and on about something that's irrelevant. I think what the Canadian gay community is trying to do is a bit desperate and will not work. I think the government of Jamaica will not allow their county to be exploited in this way. The threat of a boycott is very weak and I also don't see how they could push a case claiming that Jamaica as a nation and a government abuses human rights. Also, Jamaica is not the only country in the Commonwealth that has Buggery Laws on the books. If that's all they have then this move will not go anywhere...unless the Jamaican government feels some kind of pressure to implement this sweeping plan that the Canadian gay community is pushing for.

Still, all the hate and hypocrisy on this message board is very FUNNY to me. ;0

Aww man these responses are killing me ROTFL

BOM BOM EGLINTON AVE, TDOTTTT!!!
HOLLER AT US WE'RE OUT HERE!!!

When mi sey wi laws based on di Bible me mean exactly that but u misunderstand wha mi a sey. if you look pon it, thow shall not kill, steal etc. all a dat inna di Bible and most laws today based on that...even marriage with man and woman. And to stacyann when mi sey North America me not just talking the USA...canada is also apart of north america plus some states in the USA have LEGAL same-sex marrages/unions. and Jesus is not KNOWN to say anything against gays but he says that you should not live a currupt lifestyle....therefore, WE NO DUNCE SO FIGURE OUT WHA JESUS MEAN BY THAT AND ALL HIM OTHER TEACHINGS. I hope that clears up what i meant. bless to everyone. PLUS WE A ALL BIG PEOPLE, WE FI KNOW WHA WRONG AND RIGHT. BLESS

I'm a Trindadian an I ting dat is rell bulls*it.We don't like dem too.An anyone who feel dat Jamaica should go along wit dat,is also gay!love uno.

seems the canadians want to impose their gay laws on jamaicans, eventhough am not jamaican, can definitely identify with you on this one

not advocating outright violence towards these people, but can understand your fears of homosexuals walking in your island hand in hand

not very good for the kids to see, we all know that man and woman had to reproduce to concieve, seems westerners are hell bent on making their lifestyle felt by everyone

they cannot try homosexuality in the middle east, especially places like saudi arabia, Dubai, they know what will happen if they are caught, they will be killed, necks chopped off, their religion is so strict

i do not see the US or canada threatening to boycott them because they have so much oil

end of the day its all about politics, gay people have so much clout in the world now, seems they are making their presense felt

but please dont bring it to the west indies or africa!!!

when i comment is a waste of time, i have better things to do like tek b*ddy ina mi cratches, than a gal a s*ck it, so continue sodomaro 2 and leave me great country than blessed bcuz we nah change, fi mek god turn against we, like turnado and other bl**dclat tradegy whey a reach una little faggot country, f*ck off we r blessed country

I hope Jamaica doesn't give in. There are countless scriptures in the Bible that say being a FAGGOT is wrong. Even though a few benedict arnold idiot Jamaican people want to act like the Bible doesn't say that the fact remains that ALL OVER THE BIBLE it says to kill faggots. The propblem is that the white man is naturally a faggot so he is trying to get the whole world to be evil like him. Nevertheless its not going to work GOD will stop all of this madness.

FOR ALL THOSE WHO CLAIM THAT JESUS DOES NOT SPEAK OUT AGAINST HOMOSEXUALITY......WELL A WONDA WHAT IM DID MEAN WHEN HIM SEH "IT IS BETTER TO MARRY THAN TO BURN"?

COULD IT BE THAT AS ADULTS AND SEXUAL BEINGS WE ALL EXPERIENCE SEXUAL DESIRE AND THEREFORE IT IS BETTER TO HAVE A WIFE/HUSBAND (MARRY) THAN TO ENTER INTO AN UNHOLY UNION FOR WHICH THE CONSEQUENCE IS TO BE BURNT ALIVE?

TO SHOW YOU HOW EVIL AND DEVILISH THESE PEOPLE ARE THEY DESIRE THAT EVERYONE EVERYWHERE ACCEPT AND PARTAKE OF THEIR NASTY LIFESTYLE. IT IS NOT ENOUGH THAT THEY (NASTINESSES) BE LEFT ALONE, THEY WANT TO IMPOSE THEMSELVES ON OTHERS, AND AT THE SAME TIME COMPLAIN THAT OTHERS ARE IMPOSING THEIR WAYS ON THEM. THEY WANT TO BE SEEN AND RELISH THE THOUGHT OF OFFENDING OTHERS. THEY GENERALLY ACT LIKE SPOILT CHILDREN WHO WILL STOP AT NOTHING UNTIL THEY GET THEIR WAY, AND THEY WILL RESORT TO ANY TACTICS.

IMAGINE!!! ORDERING YARD GOVERNMENT TO CHANGE LAWS BY CERTAIN DATE, AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TO DO THEIR DIRTY WORK FOR THEM AND CLIMATIZE THE SOCIETY MAN,WOMAN,AND CHILDREN TO DEM NASTY LIFESTYLE. AND DEM EXPECT WE FE DO IT TOO!! YU SEE WHY DEM FE BURN. IS LIKE VERMIN YU CANT GET RID A DEM BY CLEANING THE HOUSE YU HAFFIE DU SOME BURNING.

OF COURSE SOME WILL DEFEND THEIR LIFESTYLE, THAT IS THEIR RIGHT. EQUALLY, WE HAVE A RIGHT TO DEFEND WHO WE ARE OUR LIFESTYLE, OUR FAMILIES, OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR NATION.

well i afto say that ,jamaica will afto change the law ,y,they are never giong to stop comming ,they will distroy our country to the ground and stop at nutting.if you think god is going to interven you are making a sad mistake .this is their world and they are the one who runs it,so sooner are later well afto change it.am not a gay nar do i like gay people ,but the bible already tell you,that there's going to be times that if you don't accept the devil you afto head to the mountain and don't come back.why you think the rastaman alway say zion.WAT WE DON'T REALIZE IS THE BIBLE IS THE TRUTH AND WILL NEVER LIE.

GAYS CANNOT DICTATE ANYTHING TO JAMAICA

Why do you think these letters and demands always come from a foreign country? The local gays understand that the Jamaican culture will not accept their behavior/lifestyle and therefore they have to go abroad to complain or have their “friends” abroad complain for them. The Jamaican politicians don’t have the power to change our culture EVEN IF they wanted to and the vast majority of our citizens WILL NOT accept the homo lifestyle.

Threatening to boycott my country unless we accept cultural immorality apart from sounding like blackmail sounds like they are asking for a fight (and we never run from a fight). This gay community overestimates their influence on world politics and for every gay dollar not coming into the country I guarantee we get at least that much from people who choose to keep our culture intact.

leviticus 20 verse 13 reads
'if a man has sexual relations with another man as a man does with a woman, these two men have done a hateful sin. They must be put to death. they have brought it on themselves'

SO JAH SEY ...NOT HITS

Most of these folks come of as absolutely crazy. Its quite disturbing. Someone has called my comments irrelevant, apparently, oblivious to the many God-fearing and virtuous souls here who spew hatred and ignorance in the name of the bible. My comments are directly relevant to these people- and the vast majority of responses here have incorporated an appeal to the bible. In that sense, anything pointing out this hypocrisy is relevant. Sure, their are many elements to this debate but since nearly every gay hating Jamaican loves to swear on the bible, its high time they get called out for their hypocrisy. No matter how these people misread and twist the words of Jesus to serve their nonsense, nowhere will you find Jesus screaming for gays to die, be killed, ostracized or whatever else. Jesus was intolerant of injustice, not hateful and a psychotic about people's lifestyles. Whether or not you consider a sexual lifestyle immoral is immaterial to whether or not these people deserve to live free from fear and be treated equal under the law - the average gay is not a murderer or thieving politician like a vast majority of this corrupt populace. They are just the same as many average Jamaicans who toil under a broken and idiotic system, populated by liars, thieves and hypocrites - its a waste of time and energy to hate these people that are exactly like the rest of us except they choose to have sex with a socially unacceptable partner. Dislike it all you want but at the end of the day, they are far less of a problem to Jamaica. They deserve to live in peace.

Now, as far as this other line of argument about gays imposing their lifestyle - show me where in Jamaica any gay is doing that. I've seen my share of gay beatings when I was younger - homosexuality is not popular folks. They can't impose anything. You can't whine about gays wanting to 'impose' their lifestyle when we impose our own on theirs. Last I checked gays weren't asking or demanding that everybody be gay but fair and equal treatment. The fellow above, typing in all caps, like usual exaggerates and lies about what it is they want. That is, freedom from threats, ridicule, and savagery - if the demand for fairness and tolerance is 'imposing' a lifestyle then we should all forget about fighting for fairness in anything. Again, this is the type of hypocrisy and irrationality that plagues discussion of homosexuality in this country. People get up in arms about people 'forcing' their lifestyle yet this is exactly what they're doing to gays - again, whether or not you disagree is immaterial to their right to be treated as free adults. If consenting males or females want to be with each other, be disgusted all you want but infringing on their rights as men and women and enacting archaic buggery laws much less promoting a culture that unceasingly calls for their death is not fair - this is 'imposing' a lifestyle. Asking to be free from such nonsense is not.

According to Leviticus , you should also be killed for working on the sabbath , for committing adultery, for eating 'unclean' food, for cursing, for planting more than two crops on a field and many more pleasantries. That means about 95% of Jamaicans should be put to death right now. Oh, and you're also allowed to keep and have slaves from different countries. I kind of like the last one. Maybe I'll go to Haiti or something and capture me some heathen foreigner and enslave them " for the bible tells me so." Hypocrisy folks. This is an archaic text dictated to an ancient group with zero relevance for the new testament or any society beyond a warlike, tribal group. Study your history and give up this literalism or don't speak - you will make fools of yourselves.

first of all, the people put the government in. laws are not just passed by the PM like that. it has to go to parliament. secondly, they have committes that look over bills before they even go to parliament.

this bullyism and scare tactics is a low handed move by the Gay canadians to undermine our judicial system. you cannot bully people and expect them to respond with open arms. this will not work and to try and demand that we change our ways over night just shows what kind of world they live in!! a fairytale one. the government is no fool, and we the jamaican people are no fools either. we do not go out of way attacking faggots cause they are faggots. a lot of faggot crimes are actually committed by their lovers.

out of the thousand something people murdered last year how many were faggots? to insinuate that they are targeted and should get special treatment is ridiculous and insulting. dont degrade my culture and i will try not to degrade
you!

if faggots realy fear for their lives wait until this get out in the local press. we are a spirited people who have fought for what we believed in. we have done it before and trust will do it again!

Wow dem people ya bright and out of order, it seems like JAMAICA is a threat to the world,,,
Why? I feel JAMAICA is real leaders of the world, but dem big countries wont admit to it. Haha, you have to laugh or go mad.
You really telling me that Jamaica is the only country that dont want this gay life style shoved in their faces? Jamaicans know this exists they just dont want to have rammed down their throats 24/7 like here in Britain.
Helen Kennedy, Egale Canada
Rev. Brent Hawkes, MCC Toronto
Akim Adé Larcher, Egale Canada
You 3 really believe that the whole of Jamaica should go along with what you say! Get a life. Here we go again, people trying to control how others think.
You need to do something more constructive and save the lives of those children that are dying needlessly at the hands of evil doers.

Yes gay bashing is wrong, but it still happens here in Britain, and not everyone over here accepts this way of life, but yet I don’t see anyone boycotting Britain.
I have just returned from JAMAICA and not once was gay bashing homophobic tendencies ever mentioned or shouted about, Jamaicans have far more important everyday life to get on with,
Why boycott when you can educate? How much time have you spent trying to understand what Jamaicans feel on this subject, you have taken a small percentage of people’s dislike, and judging the whole of JAMAICA for this! I say YOU ALL HAVE A HIDDEN AGENDA, what happens in dark, shall reveal itself in the light

Hear me now man fishbwoy unnu need fi stay far from we cause we nuh need reason fi kill fish, mi nuh really care who wan intelligent it up who wan bible it up or who wan compare it up fishman ah go get gun shot from sunup till night fall so best thing fi the shit stabbers them do is instead of going to vacation in Jamaica jump pon a flight to somewhere wey can tolerate dem and as to di one dem weh live dung deh jump pon some banana boat a try reach a safe place cause a tun wi ago tun up di heat pon unnu.

God make Adam & Eve not dem a neighours name Steve & Peter.

Unnu a go get BUllllllllllllllllllettttttttt

I am a born J'can, not living in J'ca anymore and eventhough I don't support people inflicting violence on someone because of one's sexuality, I don't think other countries or movements should dictate the legislations in our society concerning homosexuality.

OK, so gays should be allowed to exist and live in peace, that's their choice. But no, I will never agree with same sex marriage. I cannot accept that as being normal. Call me old fashion, but I grew up in a J'can family were my father took my mother, marry her and created my siblings and I. To me that is normal. No, not having same sex adopting children and misleading the children to think that that is the way to go.

Call me dark on this one, but I am just thinking if everybody should choose same sex partners, how on earth will there be propagation of the human race?

I just think, if same sex couples are allowed to exist blatantly in our society then the up and coming generation will see this as a normal way of life.

I know gays are human and that makes them entitle to their human right. But legislations are meant to be upheld. There are lots of things that people would love to do if they get their ways. For eg Bigamy, incest, buggery.

I've been reading some of the illerate half baked bullsh*t posted by some of the people claiming to be Jamaican.

Sounds like an entire nation of hypocrites and ignorant low life nigger *ssholes. (How does it feel to be called a hateful name?)

Hope you remember your hateful remarks the next time your pittyful, backward, insignificant pissant of a worthless country gets hit by a hurricane. I hope you get wiped off the map.

How's that for "Christian values?"

I don't know why eveeryone is so concerned about the gays. If you're comfortable enough with your own sexaulity it wouldn't bother you.They're humans just like you and me so i don't see why they can't be treated the same way.AS long as they're not doing anything to you i don't think you should infere with them. Whether anyone likes it or not they still exist and you can't change that. If you think they're committing a sin, for all you ppl that want to kill them isn't that a sin too??

Not all Canadians are gay. I should know i live in Canada.I'm very much into guys, but i think they need to be treated right. For the person who said instead of coming to Jamaica go somewhere else tht would be stupid. Jamaica depends in tourism, in fact tht brings in the most money to Jamaica. If Canada boycotts Jamaica, other countries will too.

If you're not actually in Canadad you don't get the full news stories on the boycotts or whatnot that Canada is doing. So don't say Canada isn't taking any actions on Middle EastIt has nothing to do with the oil either. Alberta(a province in Canada)has enough oil to supply North America oils for 100+ years. If they really needed to dig it up they would.

I don't care if anyone bashes my after because its true.They need to be treated right too.

The government is not sure if they should shit or go blind. If they support tolerance of homosexuality, they will be no longer be the ruling party, because majority rules, and here in Jamaica, the majority are poor, uneducated cherry picking " christians".

The middle and upper class tend to be a little more tolerant. Not neccessarily accepting but you wont find them gathering their friends together with machetes to witch hunt the gays.

I WAS BORN IN NEWYORK AND I AM AMERICAN BUT I FEEL U.S.A SHOULD MIND THERE BUSINESS WHEN IT COMES TO OTHER COUNTRIES, IT'S THERE LAW SO STAY OUT OF IT AND TRY TO HELP ARE COUNTRY WITH JOBS AND SAVING US FROM LOSING ARE HOMES. GUYS IN PUBLIC IS NOT GOOD FOR THE KIDS IF YOU WANT TO DO IT IN YOUR HOUSE THEN THAT ALL RIGHT BUT YOUDON'T HAVE TO COME OUT IN PUBLIC. JAMAICA IS A NIE FRIENDLY COUNTRY I BEEN THERE AND I NO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LOVE TO GO THERE. SO DON'T DETROY IT FOR ME, I HAVE A GAY BROTHER AND HE WANT'S TO MOVE WITH ME OVER THERE AND HE SAID NO WON WON'T EVEN NO HE'S GAY. UNLESS THE GOVERMENT MAKE A LITTLE TOWN FOR THE GAY TO LIVE IN.

Great letter! Let's stand up to any government anywhere that sanctions homophobia and that implicitly endorses violence against gays and lesbians. I, for one, will not be giving a dime of my tourism dollars to Jamaica.

Okay, what's the big deal about being gay?? How is it gonna effect you all? i'm not gay, and really interested in Jamaica, but i daresay it let's me down when i hear about the descrimination lgbt people face in the country. Just chill!
this isn't directed at the people of Jamaica as much as it is the government.

I was sickened by the raw, psychotic hatred on this site. Many of you need serious psychological counseling. Your views of gay people are ignorant, bizarre and unnatural. No one should spend a dime in Jamaica to support such disgusting hatred and backward views. To describe yourselves as "Christians" is laughable. People should visit more tolerant places that reflect the love of Jesus, not the anti-gay hysteria in his name.

The country reject and hate homosexual. If you are a faggot, Jamaica is not for you. God made Adam & Eve, not man for man or woman for woman.
Stand up Prime Minister Bruce Golding and let the whole world know that Jamaica wll not "BOW" to homosexuality.

Hatred is hatred and is ugly.
Hating people for being born black is ugly and stupid.
Hating people for being born gay is equally ugly and stupid.
I don't agree with the boycott, but here should be no violence against gay people.

In response to Mo on March 23, 2008 12:05 AM: jesus did say, "Have you not read that He who made[a]them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’[b] 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?[c] 6 So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate" Matthew 19:4
And, Christianity in FACT was first brough to Africans by Simon of Cyrene and his to sons. The origins of their church can still be found in North east Africa - Matthew 27 and Acts 2.
As for the 'burning of gays' this was for the Israelites only. They were called to be a priestly nation and could cont be influenced by outside cultures.