Belizean LGBT Rights Violations

Posted: July, 13th, 2013 On July 11th, Plus TV issued a statement from BelizeCan, Belize Action, and Rise and Shine Belize that said," While we did not personally see the hang man when we scanned the parade on Friday, we heard about it and sent instructions to have it removed immediately.  We strongly condemn and discourage the use of such placards or images which can be perceived as sending the wrong message.  We encourage Belizeans to exercise their right to rally in a respectful, responsible, and God-fearing manner.” see link http://www.plustvbelize.com/news/call-for-pro-constitution-marchers-to-be-respectful-and-responsible/ This response is very different from a May 8th interview  where Louis Wade spoke in the following way:   Louis Wade, Pastor “I am aware that the media and those who are pro-UNIBAM paint a picture as if it is the church that is the only opposition. That is not true. Members of the public are fully aware that...

Costa Rica's Chinchilla says she will not veto bill that opens door to same-sex unions Posted: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - By Zachary Dyer The president told reporters on Wednesday morning that it is not the executive branch's role to interpret laws passed by Congress. President Chinchilla greeting people at an event she attended in Naranjo, where she told the press about her intention to sign the controversial bill into law. Courtesy Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. Just days after lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organizers kicked off a national campaign for marriage equality in Costa Rica, sexual diversity advocates here are celebrating a bizarre series ...

Reposted 29th, June, 2013 Redefining marriage June 29, 2013 · The US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down key provisions of the Defence of Marriage Act has been hailed as a landmark moment for gay rights in America. A more realistic assessment would note that same-sex marriage is still banned or unavailable in 37 American states and considerable legal hurdles remain if the definition of marriage is to be taken out from the control of individual states as Roe v Wade did with abortion rights. The implacable defence of “traditional marriage” by Christian groups within the United States has made the ruling an important skirmish within America’s ever-strident culture wars, but it is far from an outright victory. During the last twelve months six American states have legalized same-sex marriage, bringing the total to 12 prior to the present squabble, initially over California’s Proposition 8. That particular battle has now been resolved with the court’s decision ...

Reposted June 28th, 2013 Christian and LGBT Groups Have Brought the Battle for Gay Rights to the Caribbean Controversy over the region's colonial-era "buggery" laws is exposing a new form of advocacy -- and anti-colonialism. JAVIER CORRALES AND CAMERON COMBS , THE ATLANTIC JUN 27 2013, 11:36 AM ET After two young men were seen having sexual intercourse in a university bathroom in Jamaica last year, they were set upon by a mob,  who cheered as security guards kicked, punched, and slapped  one of the boys. The attack was yet another sign that homophobia is alive and well in many Caribbean nations. The West is known for exporting its culture, but also its culture wars. The fight for gay rights abroad is the latest example. Powerful, U.S.-based Christian-conservative groups and a network of pro-LGBT transnational actors have each become deeply involved in debates about homosexuality in many countries of the Global South. Today, criminal bans on sodom...

 Posted June 26th, 2013 Born 5th December, 1973, my mom explained to me that she did not think I would live in my early years, as I was in and out of the hospital. I remember going to the clinic for the old hospital and discovering that they had left something in a stomach scars to fester. Luckily, they got it in time. I can remember, years ago, the many times in high school, I rushed home from St. John's College to fine my father cooking so that I could get something to eat and rush back in time for classes for 1:00 o'clock. I remember, one particular time, reaching home, to fine my father right hand bleeding from a large cut and still cooking so I could have something to eat. The reason he had the cut was because he fell off his bike dropped a ketchup bottle and fell on one of the pieces of broken glasses from the bottle. He did not have a car, but used a bicycle to get around. I simply walked back and forth to school. To this day, I hate cars. Ov...

Reposted: June 19th, 2013 Human Rights Act Amendment Passed by Parliament: Our Statement to the Press The Rainbow Alliance of Bermuda, would like to applaud the government’s decision on Friday, June 14th, to pass the amendment to the Human Rights Act to prevent discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. We are proud of all the brave voices who spoke in favour of the amendment and of protecting the fundamental human rights of the LGB community. This legislation would not be possible without years of campaigning by countless activists and groups, particularly Dr. John Stubbs, Two Words and a Comma, Centre for Justice, the Allen Vincent Smith Foundation, the Human Rights Commission, and Amnesty International Bermuda. The Rainbow Alliance of Bermuda sincerely thanks all of these allies. Based on the emotional, confused, and sometimes offensive tenor of the debates that took place surrounding the amendment, it is evident that there is still work for us t...

Posted 17th June, 2013               A moral Authority is defined as t he quality or characteristic of being respected for having good character or knowledge , especially as a source of guidance or an exemplar of proper conduct . When one compares the definition  to actual practice the conclusion is just the opposite. The current debate on the gender policy have added  “UNIBAM helped draft it and it includes the homosexual agenda.” Such a statement is inaccurate, an insult to women and the effort of the National Women's Commission who ensured that there were multiply stakeholders in the development of the policy. The call for the gender policy to be "redone"  see original story at http://amandala.com.bz/news/lgbt-influence-dominates-cabinet/ is not only an undeclared war on women and children, but on fundamental right and freedoms. He seem to prefer to behave like Jim Jones or David Koresh of the Davidian Compound in WACO Tex...