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SCORNED and SHUNNED by SOCIETY- LGBT

Jamaica is ranked as the 18 most dangerous The Jamaican Law and LGBT
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country for LGBT.(Ferguson & Ferguson, 2019). The criminalization of homosexuality in Jamaica

For decades Jamaicans have viewed the LGBT dates back to the 1864 Offences Against the Person
community as the black sheep of the island. Anti Act, which calls for a punishment of up to 10 years
gay lyrics from influential dancehall artists have of imprisonment with hard labor for those

been the order of the day. Songs such as “Chi chi convicted of the “abominable crime of buggery.”
man fi dead ” and “Boom Bye Bye” have Members of the Jamaican LGBT community are

contributed to discrimination and violent attacks denied access to basic rights and services, resulting
on persons who are homosexuals. in alarming rates of homelessness and HIV ("LGBT

Politicians who have been nobly selected by the Issues in Jamaica", 2012).

people and who should be upholding the rights of
the citizens have joined in the ridicule and verbal
attacks on gays. For instance, Bruce Golding in an

interview in 2008 blatantly stated that he will not
accept gays in is cabinet. Recently Politician Mark

Golding and others attacked Alando Terrelonge
with demeaning homophobic remarks.