THE EDITOR, Sir
I LAUD the author of the title for the Letter of the Day dated July 1, 2006 titled 'Gay, straight, or bisexual - nobody needs to know', however, that does not extend to the author of the letter itself.
Fundamental to the understanding of why it is that the buggery law is reprehensible is the admission that although in principle it applies to all persons who practise anal intercourse, in reality it is only enacted in cases of men who have sex with men.
Heterosexual couples are not 'deviant' or 'criminal' if they decide to get a little 'kinky' in the bedroom and are certainly not at risk of being prosecuted for this. The mantra of the marriage bed being undefiled would surely be the first thing on people's tongues if this were to occur. Surely Sister Precious and Deacon Brown are not criminal and for that matter neither should Mr. Ben Dover.
Further, 'Freaky Fridays' at the various adult bars in and around the Corporate Area are not shut down on grounds of violating the Offences against the Persons Act when beer bottles are used as the most vulgar of props.
The buggery law exists solely to interrogate, arrest and ridicule homosexuals and with this taken into consideration the law must be repealed on that ground. No government which takes on the title of democratic can have any law such as this on its books as it violates a fundamental democratic principle and accomplishes this by being an intrinsically prejudicial law.
The buggery law is unconstitutional and must be repealed.
I am, etc.,
DAVE EVANS
Dorian@realjamaica.cjb.net
http://realjamaica.cjb.net
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