Government’s surprise announcement that it will hold a referendum on whether same-sex intimacy should be decriminalised is being condemned as a delaying tactic by civil society organisations.
The rights organisations yesterday called on the APNU+AFC coalition to stick to its manifesto promise to ensure that the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community and other minority groups are not discriminated against.
While there has been no official statement from the government indicating, the referendum move at least two of its ministers – Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams SC and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge have publicly stated that this is the direction the administration is headed.
