NY-Based Co-Founder of J-FLAG sees no need for same sex-marriage,

“Breaking the Sexual Silence” at UWI opens dialogue on Gays & Lesbians
Oonya Kempadoo & Thomas Glave at the Arts Lecture Theatre, UWI

Ok, so my Bajan and yard readers drew me to this some time ago and are mad I didn't highlight it before so here it is.

You readers yuh see? hmph,

I accede to your demands, (smile), peace and love.

Noted author and Professor Thomas Glave participated in a discussion forum at the University of The West Indies lecture theatre in June of 2010, The panel was very broad-based, it included Oonya Kempadoo, she’s a British-Guyanese author who did the very popular “Buxton Spice,” and Professor Jane Bryce of the LLS reveled to the audience what Oonya may well be undertaking before the year is through.




Mr. Glave on his feet - Facebook comments ranged from accusing the St Augustine Campus to being a haven for homosexuality while others indicated that love and all its differences should be respected.

The Binghamton University lecturer believes that the idea of marriage is a concept forced on to the world by a primarily heterosexual society and if gay couples are content then don’t marry.

In looking at the increasing phenomenon of same sex marriage, Glave also mentions how Barbados is seen by many as ‘the gay capital of the Caribbean’ with Trinidad close in rank.

Professor Glave also read an excerpt from his short story collection, “The Torturer’s Wife,” which created a stir in the audience with its use of raw language {CLICK ON FOLLOWING LINK FOR AUDIO};-

Middle-class Jamaican man from St Andrew has a crush on a fisherman from St Thomas and fantasises about sex with him – yet he considers himself not gay…

The linked items take you to audio clippings of Mr. Glave's presentation, please follow the links embeded in the photos to the original source for the full article on the discussions.