The Safe House Project 2009 for Displaced & Homeless MSM/Transgender reviewed & more


In response to numerous requests for more information on the defunct Safe House Pilot Project that was to address the growing numbers of displaced and homeless LGBTQ Youth in New Kingston in 2007/8/9, a review of the relevance of the project as a solution, the possible avoidance of present issues with some of its previous residents if it were kept open.
Recorded June 12, 2013; also see from the former Executive Director named in the podcast more background on the project: HERE also see the beginning of the issues from the closure of the project: The Quietus ……… The Safe House Project Closes and The Ultimatum on December 30, 2009

Thursday, September 3, 2015

The Line in the Sand for the PNP ...... but vote ☐ PNP ☐ JLP ☑ Legalize Buggery in private ........


The Line in the Sand for the PNP .............




During the political hustings leading up to the last general elections in December 2011 I had posted a series of entries examining the fortunes of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party at the time and with some arrogance thought they could have won the elections given the two terms in two terms out expectations. The current administration ended up seizing power albeit a minority government of sorts as just over 50% of eligible voters actually participated in the process. I was reminded by some of you my readers of the series of those some 15 entries so I will accede to delivering a corresponding series for this administration given the false hope in the eyes of some led off by the answer the present Prime Minister, then opposition leader to the question of buggery at that now infamous national leadership debate.

Notwithstanding if we recall via this blog just two months after coming to power the signs were obvious that the review of the buggery law seen as a promise by some was not on the cards as expressed via a young first time member of parliament Damion Crawford who suggested and repeated via CVM TV that it was not a priority at the time, he would not have said so by his own accord in my view as he poured cold water on the matter suggesting that gay voices and politicians would not come public, we have seen that that has changed drastically as LGBT advocacy overall has gone mainstream albeit with some disastrous outcomes but pushing non the less. Politicians are still very reticent in addressing the buggery law and its well needed amendments in the affirmative for MSM (men who have sex with men) in particular as the archaic law serves no purpose in modern times but the fear is such changes may send administrations into the political wilderness and a backlash from religious voices and or the Christian right movement who have become most loud during the life of the PNP government. 




That overhyped so called 25,000 demonstration in Half Way Tree some time ago by antigay voices threatening the PNP in a sense that if they change the law they will be sent packing via a revenge vote.

Mr Crawford’s soundings on the non importance of priority of the suggested buggery review by his boss was echoed twice by the Information Minister Sandra Falconer during cabinet press briefings over the life of the administration as heard here or here






The positive soundings from the Mayor of Kingston and the PNP Deputy Vice President Angela Brown Burke (above) for example on August 2015 at the launch of JFLAG’s Pride described as a first but let us not digress as previous celebrations have occurred if just for checking the archives by the present uninformed staff, Ms Brown Burke claimed she would not have discriminated against members of the LGBT community and that she wanted to help to create a Jamaica where people can express themselves in a strong democracy; she compared her position as a black woman supposedly to give an impression that blacks were once not in such spaces so LGBT people also needed to be respected but one wonders if the speech was nothing more than a vote securing activity more so than a genuine show of tolerance as the PNP tries to sure up its image internationally especially given the sensitive designation game played with some grant donors to Jamaica. Nationally we are used to politicians and their promises and words said in the moment but the political reality says something totally different.

The tossup between a third world designation for Jamaica versus a middle income one has implications for the grants we receive that literally carry some of our national activities at our ministries. The suck up of sorts by the goodly mayor and the Justice Minister Mark Golding despite his public utterances that the law needs to go yet he does not budge in making it so during the present review of the Sexual Offences Bill as is customary every four or so years. What seems to have soured the pot is the twinning of gay marriage (a right not requested to my knowledge officially by any advocacy group or individual) to only give credence to denying overall rights. The PM herself when she was opposition leader under the Golding administration also used the opportunity to knock down gay marriage rights when no such rights were demanded:

As we await the joint select committee report yet again I sense a delay given the sensitivities involved that even cartoonist Clovis from the sometimes gay baiting Jamaica Observer paper showed in June this year:

I want us all to remember as well the dissenting voices within the PNP although they are from the lower levels of the administration at the counsellor level or at best Member of Parliament levels:




The higher echelons of the party have also expressed their own unease with the suggestion by the now PM then parliamentary opposition of a buggery review from no less a person than the powerful so called Chairman for life of the PNP and Minister of Water and Climate Change Bobby Pickersgill seen as the one of the worse performing ministers given the drought conditions we expect annually yet no preparations for same while he enjoys huge support at the constituency level since he assumed the role as MP he has not lost his seat. 


see: PNP’s Bobby Pickersgill differs on Conscience Vote route to decide on Buggery Law

Minister of Youth Lisa Hanna though facing fire in her constituency as MP as minister she has seemingly and ever so slowly evolved on LGBT youth issues, we were told for example that some response would come to the homeless but it seems just to be another announcement for feel good or image purposes yet no real action. Despite the fact that the member of parliament where homelessness is at its most visible showing some interest and some success via the authorities to relocate the population previously at the Shoemaker Gully predominantly only to have the issues move to another part of town as evidenced in a recent news item of a police raid in the Beechwood Avenue area.

see: So our displaced cannot settle eh? ....... police raid premises with cross dressers!

The Prime Minister herself has dodged the issue of her own suggestion on the buggery review as evidenced in that now infamous interview on television where she was cornered in Parliament by journalists and her explain away on a political platform during the last election campaign in St Thomas at a rural meeting:






Meanwhile the fires she and her many consultants (another sore issue) has had to be dealing with while in the party as the old perception that the PNP does not or did not have serious internal challenges as the JLP does and that they (the PNP) keep the issues out of the public domain, the public is disillusioned by the outright refusal of the PM to do interviews or speak to the media; the awful comments in the aforementioned fires at the party levels especially the MP Raymond Pryce drama where car tyres of a challenger to his seat were punctured at no less a place than the headquarters of the party itself during a committee meeting. Those awful comments by Dr Dayton Campbell in Lisa Hannah’s constituency in the bitter struggle to unseat her as well as another first time MP; the Hayles versus Duncan matter which also played out rather disgustingly in the public domain as well has persons just by the feedback to the talkshow circuit. 


The PM needs to be reminded of her own words on gay marriage, she said on October 20th 2009 - "Mr Speaker when we accepted the final report from the joint select committee that were looking at the bill we were completely satisfied with their recommendation of a provision to restrict marriage and like relationships to one man and one woman within Jamaica and that the provision should be specifically spelt out so that there could be no ambiguity ………. yes one man one woman (laughter in the house) and if you are Jamaican and go overseas the same applies ……….."

here is Pryce despite his challenges where at an Observer forum he spoke to the buggery law:



Passing IMF tests have been criticised by business leaders, the parliamentary opposition and commentators sympathetic to the JLP while the PNP basks in the success of rolling out the IMF program with emphasis on fiscal discipline but the corresponding growth expected by some, the devaluation of the dollar, the continued unemployment rate increase despite a positive outlook by the Planning Institute of Jamaica report for the last quarter and a previous doing business index which showed an increase with a petro-caribe debt buy back at almost 50% which the JLP has basically poured cold water on claiming the savings maybe good now but the interest payments are too high in the long term for any real benefit. The press conference by the Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson and his team confirming the concerns raised by the public medical professionals chiefly the MAJ as evidenced in the audit report of the regional health authorities showing what most persons who access public health facilities know has only sought to add to the

The Jamaica Labour Party seems to be enjoying some increased support nationally as evidenced by a recent study commissioned by RJR radio which showed them leading in the polls but the PNP has gained some ground on them none the less despite the challenges. The JLP however still has its internal challenges dogging them especially since the leadership race where Shaw and Andrew Holness factions hold hard ends in terms of support and the Tufton bid for a different seat plays out rather publicly as well. The public commentary however suggests that people like Holness as a young leader but some of the old guard needs to go. Last evening’s live broadcast from Montego Bay however at their Poverty to Prosperity townhall meetings Holness and others who spoke sound upbeat and finally referred to their achievements from 2007 – 2011 which they did not highlight in the last election campaign leading to their losing power. The continued incorporation of social media and other online outlets for engaging the public is duly noted, the PNP has been using such spaces but the JLP has left the blocks rather early this time around and it looks more organised in this latest race. It is obvious the campaign is on in earnest as some commentators have predicted the elections maybe called similarly in December as was done in 2011.

Personally this time around this elections looks iffy, as in times past one could predict with some surety the outcomes but not this time, I think seeing the aforementioned two or multi-term guarantee administrations would have been granted by the voters had been broken from the last elections and as more Jamaicans stay away or are dismissive of both parties I fear we might have another minority government whoever wins. There are some seats that are considered marginal for the incumbent and the public infighting is not helping any and with the JLP unsettled seat matters especially with Tufton, Malaboo- Forte, Dennis Meadows (who has since withdrawn from the race) and Horace Chang the party’s General Secretary.




old cvm tv poll results on buggery

old Justice Minister A. J. Nicholson as depicted by the Gleaner's Lasmay

Nuff more to come I would imagine.

Peace and tolerance

H

also see:


PNP Wins ................Hope for LGBT People ???

Did the talk of buggery turn persons off from the polls as well?

PNP's Damion Crawford says it's highly unlikely buggery review will happen

PNP's Damion Crawford on Homosexuality's legality ..........................

Jamaican Opposition Leader says he would allow homosexuals in his cabinet ..... departing from his predecessor

Opposition Leader sides with antigay groups on Referendum on The Buggery Law


Promised (I mean suggested) Conscience vote on Buggery law not a priority right now (yet again) says PM

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Aphrodite's P.R.I.D.E Jamaica, APJ launched their website on December 1 2015 on World AIDS Day where they hosted a docu-film and after discussions on the film Human Vol 1




audience members interacting during a break in the event


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The Hypocrisy of Jamaican Anti Gay Groups & Selective Actions of Societal Ills


The selectivity of the anti gay religious voices on so called societal ills is examined in this podcast as other major issues that require the "church" to have spoken up including sexual abuse by pastors in recent times yet mere silence on those matters is highlighted.

Why are these groups and so called child rights activists creating mass hysteria and have so much strength for HOMOSEXUALITY but are quiet on corruption in government, missing children, crime in the country and so much more but want to stop same gender loving persons from enjoying peace of mind and PRIVACY?

Also is the disturbing tactic of deliberately conflating paedophilia with same gender sex as if to suggest reforming the buggery law will cause an influx of buggered children when we know that is NOT TRUE.

MSM/Trans homeless - From gully to graveyard



When are lives interrupted be allowed a real honest chance to move from interruption to independence and stability? I just cannot tell you friends.

An article appeared in the gleaner today that just sent me into sadness mode again with this ugly business of LGBTQI homelessness. The author of the piece needs an intervention too as he (Ryon Jones) uses terms such as cross dressers and or homeless men which if transgender persons are present they cannot be described or seen as such, sigh another clear display of the lack of impact and reach of so called advocacies and advocates who are more interested in parading as working but really aint having much impact as they ought to or claim.

We are told of houses being put together from time in memorial; the Dwayne’s House project seems dead in the water, the Larry Chang (named after a JFLAG cofounder) seems stuck in the mud and Colour Pink’s so called Rainbow House seems insignificant in relation to the size and scope of the national problem. JFLAG as presented on this blog is obviously not interested in getting their hands dirty really on homelessness save and except for using the populations as cannon fodder and delegating same; as far as I am concerned presenting them as victims of homophobia which is true but where are the programs and the perceived millions donated or granted since President Obama’s visit to address LGBTQ matters?

More HERE

Dr Shelly Ann Weeks on Homophobia - What are we afraid of?


Former host of Dr Sexy Live on Nationwide radio and Sexologist tackles in a simplistic but to the point style homophobia and asks the poignant question of the age, What really are we as a nation afraid of?


It seems like homosexuality is on everyone's tongue. From articles in the newspapers to countless news stories and commentaries, it seems like everyone is talking about the gays. Since Jamaica identifies as a Christian nation, the obvious thought about homosexuality is that it is wrong but only male homosexuality seems to influence the more passionate responses. It seems we are more open to accepting lesbianism but gay men are greeted with much disapproval.

Dancehall has certainly been very clear where it stands when it comes to this issue with various songs voicing clear condemnation of this lifestyle. Currently, quite a few artistes are facing continuous protests because of their anti-gay lyrics. Even the law makers are involved in the gayness as there have been several calls for the repeal of the buggery law. Recently Parliament announced plans to review the Sexual Offences Act which, I am sure, will no doubt address homosexuality.

Jamaica has been described as a homophobic nation. The question I want to ask is: What are we afraid of? There are usually many reasons why homosexuality is such a pain in the a@. Here are some of the more popular arguments MORE HERE

also see:
Dr Shelly Ann Weeks on Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation


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The Deliberate Misuse of the “Sexual Grooming” Term by Antigay Fanatics to Promote Their Hysteria



Just as I researched on-line in NOT EVEN five minutes and found a plethora of information and FACTS on Sexual Grooming (and thanks to Dr Karen Carpenter for some valuable insight I found out what Sexual Grooming was) so too must these fanatics go and do the same and stop creating panic in the country.

The hysteria continues from the Professor Bain so called protests to protect freedom of speech and bites at the credibility of the LGBT lobby collectively continues via Duppies Dupe UWI articles when the bigger principle of the conflict of interest in regards to the greater imperative of removing/preserving archaic buggery laws in the Caribbean dependent on which side one sits is of greater import when the professor’s court testimony in Belize went against the imperative of CHART/PANCAP goals is the more germane matter of which he was former head now temporarily reinstated via a court ex-parte injunction. The unnecessary uproar and shouting from the same hysterical uninformed quarters claiming moral concerns ....... MORE CLICK HERE

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JFLAG Excludes Homeless MSM from IDAHOT Symposium on Homelessness



Reminder

In a shocking move JFLAG decided not to invite or include homeless MSM in their IDAHO activity for 2013 thus leaving many in wonderment as to the reason for their existence or if the symposium was for "experts" only while offering mere tokenism to homeless persons in the reported feeding program. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ENTRY HERE sad that the activity was also named in honour of one of JFLAG's founders who joined the event via Skype only to realize the issue he held so dear in his time was treated with such disrespect and dishonor. Have LGBT NGOs lost their way and are so mainstream they have forgotten their true calling?

also see a flashback to some of the issues with the populations and the descending relationships between JASL, JFLAG and the displaced/homeless LGBT youth in New Kingston: Rowdy Gays Strike - J-FLAG Abandons Raucous Homosexuals Misbehaving In New Kingston

also see all the posts in chronological order by date from Gay Jamaica Watch HERE and GLBTQ Jamaica HERE

GLBTQJA (Blogger): HERE

see previous entries on LGBT Homelessness from the Wordpress Blog HERE

Steps to take when confronted by the police & your rights compromised:


a) Ask to see a lawyer or Duty Council

b) Only give name and address and no other information until a lawyer is present to assist

c) Try to be polite even if the scenario is tense

d) Don’t do anything to aggravate the situation

e) Every complaint lodged at a police station should be filed and a receipt produced, this is not a legal requirement but an administrative one for the police to track reports

f) Never sign to a statement other than the one produced by you in the presence of the officer(s)

g) Try to capture a recording of the exchange or incident or call someone so they can hear what occurs, place on speed dial important numbers or text someone as soon as possible

h) File a civil suit if you feel your rights have been violated

i) When making a statement to the police have all or most of the facts and details together for e.g. "a car" vs. "the car" represents two different descriptions

j) Avoid having the police writing the statement on your behalf except incases of injuries, make sure what you want to say is recorded carefully, ask for a copy if it means that you have to return for it

Vacant at Last! ShoemakerGully: Displaced MSM/Trans Persons were is cleared December 2014





CVM TV carried a raid and subsequent temporary blockade exercise of the Shoemaker Gully in the New Kingston district as the authorities respond to the bad eggs in the group of homeless/displaced or idling MSM/Trans persons who loiter there for years.

Question is what will happen to the population now as they struggle for a roof over their heads and food etc. The Superintendent who proposed a shelter idea (that seemingly has been ignored by JFLAG et al) was the one who led the raid/eviction.

Also see:

the CVM NEWS Story HERE on the eviction/raid taken by the police

also see a flashback to some of the troubling issues with the populations and the descending relationships between JASL, JFLAG and the displaced/homeless GBT youth in New Kingston: Rowdy Gays Strike - J-FLAG Abandons Raucous Homosexuals Misbehaving In New Kingston

also see all the posts in chronological order by date from Gay Jamaica Watch HERE and GLBTQ Jamaica HERE

GLBTQJA (Blogger): HERE

see previous entries on LGBT Homelessness from the Wordpress Blog HERE


May 22, 2015, see: MP Seeks Solutions For Homeless Gay Youth In New Kingston


New Kingston Cop Proposes Shelter for Shoemaker Gully LGBT Homeless Population




Superintendent Murdock

The same cop who has factored in so many run-ins with the youngsters in the Shoemaker Gully (often described as a sewer by some activists) has delivered on a promise of his powerpoint presentation on a solution to the issue in New Kingston, problem is it is the same folks who abandoned the men (their predecessors) from the powerful cogs of LGBT/HIV that are in earshot of his plan.

This ugly business of LGBTQ homelessness and displacements or self imposed exile by persons has had several solutions put forth, problem is the non state actors in particular do not want to get their hands dirty as the more combative and political issues to do with buggery's decriminalization or repeal have risen to the level of importance more so than this. Let us also remember this is like the umpteenth meeting with the cops, some of the LGBT homeless persons and the advocacy structure.

Remember JFLAG's exclusion of the group from that IDAHO symposium on LGBT homelessess? See HERE, how can we ask the same people who only want to academise and editorialise the issue to also try to address their own when they do not want to get their hands dirty but publish wonderful reports as was done earlier this month, see HERE: (re)Presenting and Redressing LGBT Homelessness in Jamaica: Towards a Multifaceted Approach to Addressing Anti-Gay Related Displacement also LGBT homelessness has always been with us from the records of Gay Freedom Movement(1974) to present but the current issues started from 2009, see: The Quietus ……… The Safe House Project Closes and The Ultimatum on December 30, 2009 as carried on sister blog Gay Jamaica Watch. CLICK HERE for FULL post of this story.

Gender Identity/Transgederism Radio discussion Jamaica March 2014





Radio program Everywoman on Nationwide Radio 90FM March 20th 2014 with Dr Karen Carpenter as stand-in host with a transgender activist and co-founder of Aphrodite's P.R.I.D.E Jamaica and a gender non conforming/lesbian guest as well on the matters of identity, sex reassignment surgery and transexuality.

CLICK HERE for a recording of the show

BUSINESS DOWNTURN FOR THE WEED-WHACKING PROJECT FOR FORMER DISPLACED ST CATHERINE MSM



As promised here is another periodical update on an income generating/diligence building project now in effect for some now seven former homeless and displaced MSM in St Catherine, it originally had twelve persons but some have gotten jobs elsewhere, others have simply walked away and one has relocated to another parish, to date their weed whacking earning business capacity has been struggling as previous posts on the subject has brought to bear.

Although some LGBT persons residing in the parish have been approached by yours truly and others to increase client count for the men costs such as gas and maintenance of the four machines that are rotated between the enrolled men are rising weekly literally while the demand is instead decreasing due to various reasons.



Newstalk 93FM's Issues On Fire: Polygamy Should Be Legalized In Jamaica 08.04.14



debate by hosts and UWI students on the weekly program Issues on Fire on legalizing polygamy with Jamaica's multiple partner cultural norms this debate is timely.

Also with recent public discourse on polyamorous relationships, threesomes (FAME FM Uncensored) and on social.


What to Do .....




a. Make a phone call: to a lawyer or relative or anyone

b. Ask to see a lawyer immediately: if you don’t have the money ask for a Duty Council

c. A Duty Council is a lawyer provided by the state

d. Talk to a lawyer before you talk to the police

e. Tell your lawyer if anyone hits you and identify who did so by name and number

f. Give no explanations excuses or stories: you can make your defense later in court based on what you and your lawyer decided

g. Ask the sub officer in charge of the station to grant bail once you are charged with an offence

h. Ask to be taken before a justice of The Peace immediately if the sub officer refuses you bail

i. Demand to be brought before a Resident Magistrate and have your lawyer ask the judge for bail

j. Ask that any property taken from you be listed and sealed in your presence

Cases of Assault:An assault is an apprehension that someone is about to hit you

The following may apply:

1) Call 119 or go to the station or the police arrives depending on the severity of the injuries

2) The report must be about the incident as it happened, once the report is admitted as evidence it becomes the basis for the trial

3) Critical evidence must be gathered as to the injuries received which may include a Doctor’s report of the injuries.

4) The description must be clearly stated; describing injuries directly and identifying them clearly, show the doctor the injuries clearly upon the visit it must be able to stand up under cross examination in court.

5) Misguided evidence threatens the credibility of the witness during a trial; avoid the questioning of the witnesses credibility, the tribunal of fact must be able to rely on the witness’s word in presenting evidence

6) The court is guided by credible evidence on which it will make it’s finding of facts

7) Bolster the credibility of a case by a report from an independent disinterested party.

Notes on Bail & Court Appearance issues


If in doubt speak to your attorney

Bail and its importance -

If one is locked up then the following may apply:
Locked up over a weekend - Arrested pursuant to being charged or detained There must be reasonable suspicion i.e. about to commit a crime, committing a crime or have committed a crime.

There are two standards that must be met:

1). Subjective standard: what the officer(s) believed to have happened

2). Objective standard: proper and diligent collection of evidence that implicates the accused To remove or restrain a citizen’s liberty it cannot be done on mere suspicion and must have the above two standards

 Police officers can offer bail with exceptions for murder, treason and alleged gun offences, under the Justice of the Peace Act a JP can also come to the police station and bail a person, this provision as incorporated into the bail act in the late nineties

 Once a citizen is arrested bail must be considered within twelve hours of entering the station – the agents of the state must give consideration as to whether or not the circumstances of the case requires that bail be given

 The accused can ask that a Justice of the Peace be brought to the station any time of the day. By virtue of taking the office excluding health and age they are obliged to assist in securing bail

"Bail is not a matter for daylight

Locked up and appearing in court

 Bail is offered at the courts office provided it was extended by the court; it is the court that has the jurisdiction over the police with persons in custody is concerned.

 Bail can still be offered if you were arrested and charged without being taken to court a JP can still intervene and assist with the bail process.

Other Points of Interest

 The accused has a right to know of the exact allegation

 The detainee could protect himself, he must be careful not to be exposed to any potential witness

 Avoid being viewed as police may deliberately expose detainees

 Bail is not offered to persons allegedly with gun charges

 Persons who allegedly interfere with minors do not get bail

 If over a long period without charge a writ of habeas corpus however be careful of the police doing last minute charges so as to avoid an error

 Every instance that a matter is brought before the court and bail was refused before the accused can apply for bail as it is set out in the bail act as every court appearance is a chance to ask for bail

 Each case is determined by its own merit – questions to be considered for bail:

a) Is the accused a flight risk?

b) Are there any other charges that the police may place against the accused?

c) Is the accused likely to interfere with any witnesses?

d) What is the strength of the crown’s/prosecution’s case?

 Poor performing judges can be dealt with at the Judicial Review Court level or a letter to the Chief Justice can start the process

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Peace

Battle Lines Javed Jaghai versus the state & the Jamaica Buggery Law



Originally aired on CVM TV December 8th 2013, apologies for some of the glitches as the source feed was not so hot and it kept dropping from source or via the ISP, NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED and is solely for educational and not for profit use and review. The issue of the pending legal challenge in the Constitutional Court in Jamaica as filed by Javed Jaghai an outspoken activist who happens also to be openly aetheist.

The opposing sides are covered as well such as
The Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society
The Love March
Movement Jamaica

The feature seems destined for persons who are just catching up to the issues and repositioning JFLAG in particular in the public domain as their image has taken a beating in some respects especially on the matter of the homeless MSM front. They need to be careful that an elitist perception is not held after this after some comments above simplistic discourse, the use of public agitation as beneath some folks and the obvious overlooking of the ordinary citizen who are realy the ones who need convincing to effect the mindset change needed and the national psyche's responses to homosexuality in general.


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