Comments on: Cayman Islands Apology Called Into Question

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Sun, 18 May 2008 05:51:43 +0000

[...] Cayman Islands Apology Called Into QuestionThat apology issued by the Cayman Islands tourism director to a gay American tourist who was detained by police after kissing his partner at a dance club has been called into question by the island’s Minister of Tourism. … [...]

By: Kevin Barnard

Kevin Barnard — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:12:21 +0000

200 = the year 2000.

By: Kevin Barnard

Kevin Barnard — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:11:48 +0000

In response to Joel’s questions: NO. Many countries still have some form of legal penalty for sodomy. The British Commonwealths in the Caribbean were forced in 200 to decriminalize homosexuality.

Discrimination is NOT penalized in most countries, including the United States.

In the US, an individual can be fired, evicted, refused housing, harassed and many other “crimes” or forms of discrimination based on the perception of, or actuality of sexuality or gender identity.

Other countries can be worse. Generally western Europe, Australia/New Zealand and South Africa are the only concentrated areas where it is against the law to discriminated on such grounds.

Gay behavior is an easy target for police, gay-bashers, and others to impose there sexist beliefs. In some countries it is ok to be gay, just not to practice.

That’s kind of like saying it’s ok to be a pagan, a person of color, or a piano player, you just aren’t allowed to act like one.

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:25:13 +0000

THe SS kissing intolerance…

I have a few questions for the more informed.

- Most countries got past the sodomy bans, right?

- Discrimination on the basis of a perceived or actual gay orientation is penalized in most countries, right?

- Gay behavior(kissing, touching, holding hands, and things like that) are now becoming the real problem? Or does anti-discrimination also protect the behavior?