Former Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding saddened by termination of Professor Bain

The Bain debate continues unabated, with heated arguments for and against the firing of the UWI Professor last week Tuesday. Bain has received tremendous support from many organizations, and today, former Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding chimed in. Writing as a guest columnist in the Gleaner, Golding says that he is saddened at the treatment, not only of Bain but of the Caribbean community. Golding refers repeatedly to what he calls the, “awesome power of the gay rights lobby.” The former Prime Minister states that even when in office, “subtle and sometimes not so subtle pressure was exerted by some foreign governments and agencies to have the buggery provisions removed from our statutes.” Golding calls the new libertarian view of the right to choose dangerous, and ends by stating that, “the gay lobby has successfully positioned its campaign as a human rights issue. If that is what it is, there is virtually no choice in terms of similar behaviour that cannot be justified on similar grounds.” On Tuesday, a protest was held at the main gate of the University of the West Indies on Mona Road in Kingston.

{Highlights of protest in Jamaica…}