Calls to ban Dominica's buggery laws

One of worlds leading health practitioners is supporting calls to ban Dominica's buggery laws.Dr Carissa Etienne Assistant Director General of the World Health Organization said buggery laws are preventing homosexuals from accessing care and counseling. Dr Etienne said the laws regarding homosexuals are clear that anyone found guilty of that practice will be criminalized.

She said "two consenting adults in their bedrooms if they have sexual relations they can be brought to court and this law mitigates against these people seeking care and counseling and this is a barrier. That is a problem not only for them but because they must hide they take the infection into the heterosexual community".

The prominent doctor explained further that this poses a risk for the other community. 'I think that we gain nothing by keeping our laws on the book that makes it a crime for homosexuality".Dr Etienne said while she is not supporting the act of homosexuality but according to her, the current law is not being enforced and has no meaning hence it should be repealed.

"This act will occur whether we have the law or not but what the law is doing is preventing these people from coming for counseling and testing".Dominica's Health Minister John Fabien came under intense pressure recently when he told a meeting in Jamaica recently that he would attempt to influence the Roosevelt Skerrit Cabinet to ban the country's buggery laws.

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