also see yesterday's entry: Survey of employers, politicians etc says 4% jump in Jamaicans 'hate or reject' homosexual relationships
Almost half of Jamaicans say they would throw their children out of their homes for being gay, resurrecting the issue of homelessness reportedly affecting members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Jamaica.
The finding is contained in the 2015 Awareness, Attitude & Perception Survey about Issues Related to Same Sex Relationships.
The survey of employers, politicians, and members of the general public was done between June and July last year by Market Research Services for Jamaica's leading gay lobby, the Jamaica Forum of Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG).
Forty-seven per cent of the 942 people who made up the general public cohort indicated that they would not allow their child to live in their houses if he or she was gay or lesbian.
Seventeen per cent was indifferent, and the remaining 36 per cent said they would allow their gay child to remain in the household.
That view is cemented by the 75 per cent of the general public who say they would feel uncomfortable living with gays.
CONTRASTING POSITION
Employers and politicians, however, shared a contrasting position when questioned whether they would allow their gay child to stay at home. Fifty-two per cent of the 33 politicians said they would keep their gay child.
A higher percentage (57) said they would allow their gay children to remain in their household; the rest were either indifferent or completely disagreed.
Meanwhile, even if some Jamaicans would allow their gay children to remain in the household, most of them, according to the survey, were indifferent to, or totally disagreed with, allowing any mixing with their siblings.
In 2013, following the police-removal of alleged homeless gays from sections of upper St Andrew, J-FLAG argued that LGBT identity in Jamaica was "shaped and coloured by displacement".
The lobby said then that the Government was not doing enough to respond to homelessness and called for a specific strategy to deal with the situation.
The general attitude by Jamaican households towards gays should not be surprising given that the 2015 survey has also pointed to increasing levels of 'hatred' for homosexuals, as well as a stagnant low level of tolerance.
The survey involved a sample group of 1,003 comprising 33 politicians, 28 employers, and 942 people from the general populace. It covered all parishes and has a margin of error of plus/minus three per cent.
Almost half of Jamaicans say they would throw their children out of their homes for being gay, resurrecting the issue of homelessness reportedly affecting members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Jamaica.
The finding is contained in the 2015 Awareness, Attitude & Perception Survey about Issues Related to Same Sex Relationships.
The survey of employers, politicians, and members of the general public was done between June and July last year by Market Research Services for Jamaica's leading gay lobby, the Jamaica Forum of Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG).
Forty-seven per cent of the 942 people who made up the general public cohort indicated that they would not allow their child to live in their houses if he or she was gay or lesbian.
Seventeen per cent was indifferent, and the remaining 36 per cent said they would allow their gay child to remain in the household.
That view is cemented by the 75 per cent of the general public who say they would feel uncomfortable living with gays.
CONTRASTING POSITION
Employers and politicians, however, shared a contrasting position when questioned whether they would allow their gay child to stay at home. Fifty-two per cent of the 33 politicians said they would keep their gay child.
A higher percentage (57) said they would allow their gay children to remain in their household; the rest were either indifferent or completely disagreed.
Meanwhile, even if some Jamaicans would allow their gay children to remain in the household, most of them, according to the survey, were indifferent to, or totally disagreed with, allowing any mixing with their siblings.
In 2013, following the police-removal of alleged homeless gays from sections of upper St Andrew, J-FLAG argued that LGBT identity in Jamaica was "shaped and coloured by displacement".
The lobby said then that the Government was not doing enough to respond to homelessness and called for a specific strategy to deal with the situation.
The general attitude by Jamaican households towards gays should not be surprising given that the 2015 survey has also pointed to increasing levels of 'hatred' for homosexuals, as well as a stagnant low level of tolerance.
The survey involved a sample group of 1,003 comprising 33 politicians, 28 employers, and 942 people from the general populace. It covered all parishes and has a margin of error of plus/minus three per cent.
here is Dane Lewis of JFLAG expanding on the issues from a recording via a remote device on Newstalk 93FM with host Sharon Hay Webster (linked to the JLP):
Frankly JFLAG needs to always be reminded that their decision to not stand up to the Jamaica AIDS Support's board in 2009 to close the only shelter idea specific to homlessness via stigma, discrimination and homophobia has not been forgotten. It is precisely one of the reasons why some of the issues have persisted for so long; the problem is the moral authority or lack thereof with regards to the goodly J and speaking to the issues.
Bearing in mind the Safe House space then was a blessing in disguise as the previous occupant a Reverend gentleman gave it up when he was approached on the tenets of the project and he agreed with the impetus. Now we have been repeatedly told that a space cannot be found and funding is low even as previously held funding was eventually returned to the donour.
As we wait for the next phase in this part of matters and announcements after announcements yet nothing materialises.
also see from sister blog GLBTQ Jamaica:
Jamaican edition of Gaycation TV series angers viewers
The Challenges of Running a Queer Homeless Shelter in Jamaica
The MIllsborough house that was illegally occupied by the populations in Kgn in 2013, they have since returned to it as this previous post shows:
Bearing in mind the Safe House space then was a blessing in disguise as the previous occupant a Reverend gentleman gave it up when he was approached on the tenets of the project and he agreed with the impetus. Now we have been repeatedly told that a space cannot be found and funding is low even as previously held funding was eventually returned to the donour.
As we wait for the next phase in this part of matters and announcements after announcements yet nothing materialises.
also see from sister blog GLBTQ Jamaica:
Jamaican edition of Gaycation TV series angers viewers
The Challenges of Running a Queer Homeless Shelter in Jamaica
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