Respect the voice of majority on buggery law

THE EDITOR, Madam:

This is in response to the article in The Gleaner titled ‘Politicians branded ‘cowards’ in buggery law backlash’, following the repeal of the buggery laws in Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda. The article featured Glenroy Murray, head of the Jamaica Forum for All Sexuals and Gays and Maurice Tomlinson, who, with aggressive optimism, branded our democratically elected officials as “cowards”.

Tomlinson recently noted on the buggery law that, “The people who are all involved in this case, they’re all working to prevent this case from going forward cause it’s like they’re trying to delay the inevitable. As if by some miracle, they think equality will not come to Jamaica if they just fight hard enough and put up enough roadblocks.” He seems to think that the honourable judges, the attorney general and her team, the churches and other parties to the case are all conspiring to block that which cannot be blocked; the inevitable wave of legally recognised buggery. These unfounded comments constitute an attack on the integrity, independence and conduct of the Supreme Court of Jamaica; and ought not to be taken lightly. Indeed, it is merely the tip of the iceberg of ubiquitous animosity and disrespect meted out against everything that stands in the way.

In their minds, it seems, neither the courts nor democracy itself have any value. In the pursuit of buggery, same-sex marriage, comprehensive sexuality education and a long list of morally reprehensible themes, their animosity towards our highest courts, our national leaders and our democratic system of government lay bare. To these two, the fact that the vast majority of the nation doesn’t want buggery taught to their children as normal behaviour, the inevitable outcome of legalisation, doesn’t seem to matter one ounce. In the RJRGLEANER Group-commissioned Don Anderson poll in August, 80 per cent were against the repeal of the buggery law, this number may well be 99 per cent, but it seems that for these advocates ramming through and repealing of this law should come at any cost.

I am happy the vast majority of Jamaicans and national leaders don’t feel that way. We have to think carefully about the implications of the decisions that we make. Our unique culture, resilient values and national sovereignty should neither be swayed by other countries, large states nor by those who are bold in their promotion of perversion.

May our honourable courts, national leaders and our citizens be filled with true wisdom from above, even if we have to lead that way alone.

DANIEL THOMAS

President

Love March Movement