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• Monday, February 18

  Gay US church protests anti-gay violence in Jamaica while ministers there preach intolerance

  Source: Washington Blade , Jamaica Gleaner , and Radio Jamaica Leaders of the US-based Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) led a demonstration in Miami on Thursday to protest a series of reported anti-gay murders and gay-bashing incidents in Jamaica. The church also sponsored protests at consulates in New York, Toronto and Philadelphia. In response to the protests, some leaders of churches in Jamaica issued a strong condemnation of homosexuality. Rev. Nancy Wilson, MCC’s leader, and a contingent of religious leaders from the MCC’s Sunshine Cathedral in Fort Lauderdale met with Jamaican Consulate... Posted Feb 18 2008, 11:39 AM by NewsEditor with | with no comments Filed under: religion, activism, international, state:FL, Caribbean

• Friday, February 08

  Gay church plans day of protest against anti-gay violence in Jamaica

  Source: Express Gay News and Jamaica Gleaner The leader of the Metropolitan Community Churches, a worldwide assembly of gay and lesbian congregants, is calling for an International Day of Action Feb. 14 in response to a bloody attack against three gay men in Jamaica. Rev. Nancy Wilson and leaders of the MCC are gathering GLBT supporters and human rights activists to protest at Jamaican embassies around the world. “We’re just horrified,” Wilson said of the Jan. 29 attack, which left two men seriously injured with machete wounds and one man presumed to be dead. The attack also prompted a letter of... Posted Feb 08 2008, 02:02 PM by NewsEditor with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: religion, activism, international, bigotry, Caribbean

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