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These are grown people who make conscious decisions to live alternatively. Yet we must sit back and accept everything this filthy agenda spews. A people who have been exploited, mistreated, degraded and reviled just for being born of colour. No black pride flags have ever been flown at an Embassy in my lifetime. There are groups of humans that have been marginalised for hundreds and even thousands of years on this planet.
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It’s amazing how the “rights” of this particular group seem to always outweigh that of all others. The US Embassy in Nassau said the United States is committed to pursuing equity for all and in flying the Pride flag this month, it hoped to highlight the contributions of LGBTQI+ people around the world and “open a space for honest conversations about the unique challenges they face”. The month of June is recognized in the United States and countries around the globe as Pride Month in honor of the LGBTQI+ community’s fight for rights. We have freedom of speech, beliefs, religion and expression here. It is not an affront to Bahamian sovereignty. “…If it is a democracy, then I don’t understand what all the fuss is about.” Alexus D’Marco.Īlexus DeMarco, chair of the Bahamas Organisation of LGBTI Affairs, also opined on the matter, insisting: “Raising the LGBT flag is an affirmation of LGBT people worldwide and locally. “Do all Bahamians get the same rights, privileges and responsibilities as others? “We have to decide as Bahamians if we are a democracy or a theocracy,” he added. Gaskins insisted that while The Bahamas Constitution gives the freedom of speech, it also gives freedom of religion. They don’t define what morality is from The Bahamas.” He said: “They’ve been virtually silent on some of the major issues facing the country. Sociologist and Human Rights Activist Joey Gaskins also shot down the views of the religious group, asserting that the BCC does not have the right to define Bahmian morals. “I don’t understand which country the Christian council is living in or why there is a contradiction of ideas.” Joey Gaskins Jr. “I think it’s just a bit of political rhetoric because buggery is not illegal the act of male penetration is not illegal homosexuality is not illegal,” she added. Greene, who spoke to Eyewitness News, labeled the Christian council as a “political lobby and advocacy group” trying to influence the government to push their own ideologies. Local human rights advocate Erin Greene said while she was not shocked by the religious body’s comments, the matter of the US Embassy raising the flag is simply “political rhetoric”. The response from the BCC on the flag-raising saw mixed reactions on social media, with some people agreeing with the position and others dismissing it, asserting that the organization does not use its power and influence to address other important issues. When asked to respond to the BCC’s assertions, United States Embassy Public Affairs Officer Daniel Durazo said: “The US Embassy believes that all human beings deserve respect and dignity, and to live without fear, stigma or discrimination.” In a statement responding to the move, the BCC accused the US Embassy of “diplomatic bullying” and leveraging “its influence “to promote lifestyles that are inconsistent with the ideology of our country”. This combination of images shows, from left, the Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) logo and the LGBTQIA+ flag being flown alongside the US flag at the US Embassy in Nassau on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. On Tuesday, the US Embassy in Nassau displayed the symbolic rainbow flag below the American flag on Marlborough Street and at its Chief of Mission residence off Sanford Drive. NASSAU, BAHAMAS - There was mixed feedback across the country yesterday following the Bahamas Christian Council’s (BCC) statement against the decision of the US Embassy in Nassau to raise the Pride Flag in honor of Pride Month and LGBTQI+ rights. “We have to decide as Bahamians if we are a democracy or a theocracy” US Embassy stands by its decision to raise Pride Flag despite BCC challenge