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Jamaica: support for LGBT rights?

Categories: Caribbean, Jamaica, Elections, Human Rights, LGBTQ+, Media & Journalism, Politics

In a televised election debate, Jamaica's opposition leader Portia Simpson-Miller expressed cautious support for LGBT rights and for repealing the country's buggery laws. Ross Sheil gives a summary [1] of the public reaction, “which shows the country softening or becoming more pragmatic on the issue.”