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Jamaica's LGBT society live in fear

Jamaica's LGBT society live in fear

Jamaica's LGBT society live in fear due to lack of education, says Manchester leader

The secretary of Manchester’s Jamaica Society believes that a lack of education breeds intolerance towards the LGBT community in his home country.

A Human Rights Watch investigation released this week concluded that ‘LGBT Jamaicans are vulnerable to both physical and sexual violence and many live in constant fear.’

Washington Alcott, who moved from Jamaica to work as a teacher in Manchester some 15 years ago, admitted that the issue is not widely discussed within the Caribbean nation.

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Published: 30-Oct-2014: (2667)

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