Intimate Convictions
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Background
We are living in undeniably interesting
times and the island of Jamaica has not
escaped the claws of changing ideologies.
Jamaica was dubbed the most homophobic
place on earth by Time Magazine in 2006
and has been notoriously known for its
radicalist rejection of the homosexual
lifestyle for years. There has however
been a steady shift in perspective and
response to homosexuality in Jamaica.
Though I’m only 23, I have witnessed
for myself the evolution of this stance
from aggression to apathy. However, the
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Church has remained a voice standing
against this lifestyle and we saw this
resolve demonstrated in an International
attention-grabbing rally in 2014.
Over 25,000 Jamaicans opposed the
repealing of the buggery act. The buggery
act essentially prohibits anal sex and is
therefore the only law that stands against
homosexuality in Jamaica. However,
there have been recent developments that
have displayed the marked progression
that the LGBTI community has made
in this island. Jamaica saw its first gay