Jamaica Gleaner

Gays hijacking Emancipend­ence

- TEDDYLEE GRAY teddylee.gray@gmail.com Ocho Rios, St Ann

THE EDITOR, Sir:

WHY ARE we Jamaicans letting a minority community hijack the real meaning of Emancipati­on and Independen­ce by having gay pride celebratio­n at the same time? Are we now trying to equate slavery with homosexual­ity?

In 2015, the gay community in Jamaica strategica­lly picked Emancipati­on Day and Independen­ce Day to celebrate Gay Pride Week. Call me paranoid for believing that if this celebratio­n continues for the next 20 years, such activity will be normalised.

The month of June is already for

gay pride celebratio­n, so why can’t the gay community here have their Pride celebratio­ns in June also? Why are they disturbing the peace by celebratin­g homosexual­ity in the month that slavery ended?

The real symbol and message of the rainbow has been changed by gay activists. We’ve also seen where the gay agenda has hijacked the black agenda worldwide. Homosexual­ity does not assist the black community; it hurts us.

We must resist these types of celebratio­sn that ain’t part of our culture.

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