The Editor, Sir:

In response to Kay Wilson's letter, 'No re:Gays' I would like to say - please, grow up, get educated and enlightened. The world is moving forward, not backward. I believe there was a time when certain people thought that being black was something you could wash off with soap and water. Thankfully, we know better now. I recently qualified as a nurse, and it was through my studies that I became aware of the scientific evidence that this genetic malfunction is expressed on the chromosome, and is the determinant factor of sexuality.

Consenting adults

But anyway, that aside, we live in a so-called civilised world, don't we? What consenting adults do in the privacy of their own bedrooms is their business, as long as they do not involve children or animals. The real problem in our society is not gay men, it is the misogynistic heterosexual men that we allow to use women as a public convenience, lying and cheating on us as we turn a blind eye ("It is what men do", I hear you say); siring children hither and thither, with rampant disregard for their responsibilities and no regard for their welfare.

Think of all the gay men driven underground, hiding behind women as husbands, babyfathers, lovers, and you will realise it is people like you who are causing the time bomb called AIDS that is about to engulf Jamaica anytime soon.

I am, etc.,

J. BERNARD

jamal@hotmail.com

Via Go-Jamaica