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Activists urge Jamaica to nix anti-sodomy laws amid violence

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Activists demand that Jamaica repeal a colonial-era law criminalizing gay sex. Jamaica has resisted such a repeal, and is considered the Caribbean nation most hostile toward gay people. Growing number of islands in the conservative Caribbean region strike down similar but rarely invoked laws. Gay Jamaicans struggle to access jobs, medical care, education and housing, activists say.

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Activists urge Jamaica to repeal anti-sodomy laws amid violence

Activists are urging Jamaica to repeal anti-sodomy laws because of violence to the LGBTQ community. The gay community in Jamacia struggles to access jobs, housing, and education.

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Activists urge Jamaica to nix anti-sodomy laws amid violence

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Activists demanded Tuesday that Jamaica repeal a colonial-era law criminalizing gay sex, noting that the government still has not heeded a regional rights panel's recommendation two years ago to do so.

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Activists urge Jamaica to nix anti-sodomy laws amid violence

Activists are demanding that Jamaica repeal a colonial-era law criminalizing gay sex

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Activists claim gays face ‘horrific violence’ in Jamaica, urge repeal of buggery law - Jamaica Observer

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — International activists demanded Tuesday that Jamaica repeal the buggery law criminalizing gay sex, noting that the government still has not heeded a regional rights panel...

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Jamaica Observer broke the news in Jamaica on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.
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