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• Wednesday, September 17

  Court: Gay Jamaican faces anti-gay 'persecution' if deported to island

  Source: Seattle Times , Metropolitan News-Enterprise A ruling this week by the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals could have implications for gay men, lesbians, and transgenders caught up in the US immigration system, an immigration lawyer says. In granting a gay Jamaican man a second chance to stay in the US, the court pointed to a "pattern and practice of persecution" in Jamaica against gay men. The appeals court ordered an immigration judge to treat reports of anti-gay violence as evidence of persecution and to reconsider the case of Damion Bromfield, who is seeking something akin to... Posted Sep 17 2008, 11:45 AM by NewsEditor with | with no comments Filed under: nw:gaynews, law, state:WA, state:OR, immigration, Caribbean

• Thursday, May 08

  Cayman Islands apologizes for arresting gay man for kissing

  Source: Caribbean Net News GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- A former Seattleite who was taken to a police station last week for kissing his boyfriend at a local bar has been issued an official apology by the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism. “I apologise for your upsetting experience and want to assure you that the Cayman Islands is a welcoming jurisdiction to all people,” Pilar Bush, the Caribbean island's director of tourism, wrote to Chandler. “What happened to you was an isolated incident, and is not representative of Cayman. We know that thousands of gay and lesbian visitors travel to... Posted May 08 2008, 10:53 AM by NewsEditor with | with no comments Filed under: nw:gaynews, tourism, state:WA, state:DC, Caribbean

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