Discussion on HOT 102 FM on homosexuality 11.02.2010

Thanks to my readers who alerted me to this discussion, I managed to catch it in time to record it as best as possible. Please accept my apologies for the poor audio quality (to come)as it was done via cell phone and not sound card streaming.


Host Beverly Anderson Manley on her host station on a program named “Today” talks with several psychologists from Jamaica and in the USA, here is a synopsis of the exchange.

Dr. Aggrey Irons commented
1) We have a difficulty with homosexuality for two reasons because of deep moral revulsion to the act of homosexuality as it affects procreation and the biblical basis of Sodom and Gomorrah.
2) Many homosexuals are rich and powerful people who seek to influence society and they wish to be heard.
3) There are some homosexual paedophiles but not every paedophile is homosexual
4) We are getting to a state of discussing contending views, we need to look at them
5) Hinted at other phobias such as rastaphobia, ganja-phobia once phobia is directed at lifestyles it takes on more complex meanings than when the phobia is directed at places and things
6) Has a difficulty of the labels to Jamaica as homophobic,

Dr. Anderson commented
1) She didn’t see gay and lesbian people as promoting their sexuality on the rest of society
2) Asked if discrimination illegal or morally acceptable because of who people choose to love
3) Anti gay prejudice isn’t always about a pathological or psychological fear but is about bigotry, laws that promote bigotry are inappropriate
4) Gay people want to live their lives they want rights like everyone else
5) We must disentangle paedophilia (adult persons attracted to children) from homosexuality (adult same sex relations)
6) Most paedophiles are heterosexual in adult relationships with women but have sexual contact and abuse children.
7) Gay persons are mostly interested in other adult gay persons
8) Most paedophile victims are female; paedophilia is a heterosexual disorder more than a homosexual disorder
9) Men molest boys because they have access to boys such as coaches or teachers they may not be necessarily gay


Dr. Leachim Semaj (previously named Michael James now a Muslim turned his name backwards)
1) Concerned that paedophilia is being primed as a lifestyle to be encouraged and maybe removed from the DSM
2) Persons cannot question the construct of gay lifestyles persons who question that are considered sick and are ostracized
3) Concerned about the process that deals with murders in the gay community when most deaths are gay related
4) Has a problem with the labeling of Jamaica as homophobic
5) Opposed to the notion that one cannot object to the some of the tenets of homosexuality
6) Spoke to his experience at a conference about same sex marriage from a psychological standpoint
7) Young men in Jamaica are deafly afraid of being stigmatized of being gay

Dr. Peter Weller commented
1) Agreed that society needs to discuss the issues as it is the lack of discussion has led to the problems we face now
2) Fear of homosexuals is inhibiting other developments involving men in general, activities that have men on a large scale are met with deep mistrust such as boys homes and scouts
3) Men don’t want to volunteer for programs where they may be labeled as predators
4)Pros and cons on homosexuality needs to be discussed openly
5) Veil of secrecy needs to be moved to engage issues directly

Peace and tolerance


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