Found this in my inbox this afternoon. This new site asks LGBT travelers to boycott the homophobic island of Jamaica. The violence against members of our community has been on the rise for the past 4 years. So, why should we spend our gay dollars there on the off chance we won't get our heads busted - or worse?From the site:
Launched by Wayne Besen (Truth Wins Out), Jim Barroway (Box Turtle Bulletin), and Michael Petrelis (Petrilis Files) this problem is finally being taken seriously.Human rights activists have given Jamaica the infamous title: “The Most Homophobic Place on Earth.” If you love your gay friends and family members, you won’t visit Jamaica. If you care about the human rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, you won’t buy Jamaican products.
Isn’t it time we stop rewarding this hate state with our tourism dollars? Isn’t it time to stop drinking Jamaican beverages, such as Myers Rum and Red Stripe Beer?
This nation should be avoided at all costs until the Jamaican government takes action to end the country’s virulently homophobic climate and draconian laws that persecute homosexuals. Until Jamaica takes the following easy steps an official boycott is in effect:
And so it goes.
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and yet Noel Coward is buried there. there is some irony, no?
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