Prime Minister Scolds Gay-Rights Protestors During Address in New York
Gay-rights protestors yesterday invoked the wrath of Jamaica’s Prime Minister after they interrupted her keynote address at the launch of the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference in New York, United States.
According to the Gleaner, protestors demanded the Prime Minister to do more for gays as she defended Jamaica’s record of protecting the rights of homosexuals.
The Prime Minister verbally expressed her displeasure with the disruption and stated:
“Nobody never hears the Government of Jamaica beating up gays; not one. Let me tell you something; you want to disturb, you can disturb, but this woman come here with the blood of Nanny of the Maroons and the spirit of Marcus Mosiah Garvey, and this woman is not afraid of no man, nowhere, anywhere, and I will speak the truth everywhere”.
The Prime Minister as also stressed that the People’s National Party is unlike the previous administration of Bruce Golding, who famously said he would not allow gays to serve in his Cabinet.
Jamaica respects the human rights of all its citizens, including gays the Prime Minister also said.
Poor thing, can’t we take her out of her misery? This woman is out of her league is she saying that she will fight any man, since she’s not afraid of them.
come on madam PM..you are a leader show some leadership qualities and stp let ppl crawled under your skin..
Poor woman. It is clear whose side she and her party is on. May God help Jamaica ‘ s morality. I want the world to know that Portia Simpson does not speak for Jamaicans as whole. She speaks for her minority followers. Sodomy is still a crime in Jamaica, and by the help of Almighty God it will stay that way. Whether Portia is Priminister or not.
Leave her alone why they sit in new york talking what are they doin for gay in jamaica why dont they come here snd defend gays.there are outspoken over then come here in the closet
The Bible says God hate the sin but lover the sinner so anything out side of that is mans misunderstanding of what the bible says and that is what the Prime minister too believes
Take the woman out of the ghetto, can’t take the ghetto out of the woman. They better not draw her tongue. So shameful.
is there any right for the straight man anymore,these gay and homosexuals seams to have all the talk these days. they are so rude ,
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Poor sha you just confirm what we all been thinking! You are an educated FOOL.Then again,not so sure of the educated part.
Hmm leave our Prime Minister alone she have the support of the Jamaican people
A swear something wrong with most of you all… not being afraid doesn’t spell physical altercation…. as ghetto and uneducated as you all made her out to be… explain to me where she went wrong and or what she said wrong regarding homosexuality?…. go read Leviticus 20:13 and she still did not say to kill them but the bible you all preach from hand out death unto homosexuals…. now please if some of you gays would shut up and stay in the closet or we just share the world in peace or let the laws of the bible prevail…. you… Read more »
Nothing is wrong with the people who are speaking out about the Prime Minister. Me personally is speaking about her inability to eloquently speak on a subject so not only Jamaicans but people in general can understand. Learn fi dance (speak) a yard before you go abroad
GOD GO WITH THIS WORLD THAT WE R LIVING IN.