UPDATE: Gay cruise ship docks in Dominica; two passengers arrested for indecent exposure
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 at 11:09 AM
John Robert Hart
Information reaching DNO indicates that homosexual cruise ship passengers alleged to have been involved in public sexual acts are in police custody at the CID Department.
The police were called in after the men were seen publicly engaging in sexual activity.
One individual with information on the matter told DNO that “they were informed of the laws of Dominica and they were well aware that their acts would be considered a criminal offence”.
Police Chief Cyrille Carrette has confirmed that two males from California, John Robert Hart and Dennis Jay Mayer, have been charged for indecent exposure and are expected to appear in court on Thursday morning.
The men were also initially charge with buggery but Carrette said on Wednesday evening that charge will take too long to expedite, hence the men will only be charged with indecent exposure.
The visit of the cruise ship to Dominica apparently carrying only male passengers is generating heated debate online, especially on Dominica News Online after the website posted the story earlier Wednesday.
The ship evoked mixed reaction from observers who noted that “only men” were disembarking from the “Celebrity X Cruises” ship docked at the bayfront.
Some members of the public gathered there appeared not amused with the development.
A few told Dominica News Online that they were protesting what they consider to be “immoral behavior” on that cruise ship.
Dennis Jay Mayer
One hair braider told DNO that she was “mentally disturbed, first time I am seeing that in my life”.
Some eyewitnesses claim to have seen what they described as sexual activity taking place on the ship said to be carrying only male cruise passengers.
“It’s wrong, it’s dirty, they can’t do that so publicly. They need to respect us and our land,” another angry onlooker said.
Another individual said the nation should have been informed of the development instead of it being sprung as a surprise on Dominicans.
There was an SSU and reinforced police presence on the scene.
Busloads of only male passengers have been seen taking brief tours around the capital.
Gay cruise tourism has been a talking point around the region, with some islands more flexible than others about their approach to the matter.
The ship in port
SSU officers at the Bayfront on Wednesday morning
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dat’s thilf. they need to respect us.
I am a Canadian evangeist who has been researching the Commonwealth of Dominica. Your government and spiritual leaders have done well to keep the moral standards high and keep out the filth that is polluting many other nations. Let nobody tell you Dominica is old fashioned or behind the times. There is nothing modern about sin and nothing desirable about HIV or AIDS! I want to commend your police for doing their job. And I thank God for the true Christians – brlirvers in Jesus Christ – who are the salt of the earth and the light of the world! They are the true hope of Dominica and every nation because they dare to tell the world what God says not what the people want to hear. May God bless your beautiful nation and make it the envy of the world. I invite you to visit my website http://www.livinghopeministries.ca. Sincerely, Rev. Don Hill, Pentecostal Evangelist
Gays are perverts, as this story shows, and that is why normal people don’t want them around. Jail is a good place for these creeps.
have sex on a ship that why call gay cruise ship
The bottom line is that Dominica is not exempt from gays/lesbians, you will find these people in all countries, but the issue here is that those men were violating the laws of the land, by doing their act visibly. In any country you visit, you must pay respect to the laws of that country,if you violate these laws you will be punished. Gays/lesbians/straight we are all God’s children. He loves us unconditionally, the choice is ours to live right or continue to live in ignorance and dishonour his name.He created Adam and Eve to go and multiply and replenish the earth. He never said Adam and Steve. To all those who are offended by story, please seek God while he may be found.
the point of the matter is simple nobody can tell all u wat to do but do it in the PRIVACY of your roon NOT WITHIN THE PUBLIC VIEW. THEY NASTY AND THEY STILL (DISRESPECTFUL)WITH THEIR NASTINESS. Growing up my mother used to always tell me ” LEAVE YOUR BAD WAYS AT HOME NOT TO GO AT PEOPLE HOME AND SHOW OUR OLE WAYS” leave your buggaring for california!
dominica people will sex to
stop that
omg what has become of us, da massive stand up for what is right, be open minded and honest.
We walk as if our eyes are closed since when have the strong conformed i am proud of the day we stood for something in DA
After hearing about this hatred of Gays and Lesbians in Dominica, I WILL NOT invest in that backward country. I had plans to open a resort in Dominica (Open to ALL people). I hope Dominica’s hatred and bias keeps them safe and sound in the future–without good Foreign Relations I don’t see how any Island country can prosper & thrive.
Do not judge lest thee be judged…
If you people had a sense of morality maybe we would be willing to accept such an investment u call it backward but your ways of life is equal to that of hell your foundation is that of a sinner and we are still blessed in DA you can keep your calamity u can swallow your foreign relations boy.
Go ahead my brother NO PROBLEM ! Inveest your NASTINESS somewhere else. WE 100% PROUD DOMINICANS are quite CONTENTED with our simple yet wholesome lives.
Sorry to have disappointed you my boy OR girl (WHATEVER YOU ARE) BUT YOU SURELY WONT BE SEEING ANY GAY OR LEABIAN WEDDINGS TAKING PLACE ON THIS GOD FEARING LAND ANY TIME SOON! (SMH SICK PEOPLE)
I am an international evangelist based in Canada who has made five trips into the Caribbean. It has been an honor to preach the Word of God on four of the islands in some of their largest churches to overflowing crowds. Your people have treated me with incredible kindness. The pastors in the islands are dedicated hard working professionals who truly care about their flocks. When I heard that a gay cruise ship had dared to dock at Dominica and make an open mockery of your laws I was very offended. Had it been a man and a woman who were having sex in public view I expect your police would have arrested them. No civilized country would allow this. But to think that two sodomites openly committed buggery on your shores to give Dominicans a public show is discusting beyond words. It is likely they knew the law in Doninica forbids this kind of homosexual behaviour and they decided to thumb their noses at you adding insult to injury. I am glad the police moved swiftly. They set an example of policing at its best for the world to see. Now some creep is saying he was going to open a gay resort in Dominica, but oh my, now he knows how you feel about gays he has changed his mind. Actually, I don’t think Dominicans want that kind of business. But I believe a greater effort on the part of the tourist industry would bring many good people to your shores. Once they have discovered Donminica they’ll tell others just as people in Canada have raved to me about your country. I look forward to visiting. Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill.
thats so nasty
Trust me folks for those of you who think that Dominica will lose tourist dollar lol we will not
Believe me we will not. Even though we were cannibals, the Americans will come in droves either out of curiousity, or to do research, to study our lifestyle and write a documentary, or to see if they could change us. Trust me they might event try to write a book, or do a film on the whole sheebang ! Fret not thyselves Dominica will be OK !
that is so off and nasty they should do that some were else. not in public in dominica
get a room
where is the photo of the young men doing it live?people here need to grow up.where that have more of that than dominica?
u even saying get a room!!! you mean go to hell… the hottest room ever!!
them type of people there to nasty i mean do your thing in your room not in the public of dominica in this world have to much bad things.and why alyou accept a gay ship in dominica oooooooohhhhhhh my god forgive those two men please i just don’t understand what they see in pushing poopoo.
I find it interesting that this story has no details. Nobody here seems to know what these two guys were doing yet most of them have imagined an action, attributed it to the two guys, then judged and condemned them. Very very interesting…
this was such a disturbin thing. i mean after all they could atleast stay in thier own bed room, and in the first place they should never agree for gay ppl being in dominica
While i agree with the first part of your comment that they should stay in their bedroom. And that goes for everyone not just gays. But the second part is ignorant. For us to say that we would have to be a 100% free of gays in this country and we are not. We have more gays in this country than the 2000 that were on that boat. While i am not for this gay business who i’m i to judge them? We will all get our judgement day with god. In the mean time they come here as visitor as long as they don’t break the law in anyway let’s get their money and send them on their way.
I was onboard the ship when they got arrested, Let me clear your minds. They did not get arrested for being gay,It was the passangers who reported them.They were having sex in the balcony. Having SEX in the view of public is against the law, Not only in DOMINICA but everywhere. They got arrested for public indecency. I don’t feel sorry for them,They giving gays a bad name.
tourism is everybodys business well the guys was doing their business eh….
DOminica sweet Dominica where have u gone wrong my heart is bleeding
News for the govt, stop throwing money away on tourism and boost agriculture. remember the world will always need food but tourism is the most fragile industry. a natural disaster, a political divide or change of govt, a simple incident can wipe tourism out in an instant but agriculture can last forever. when food scarecity hits the world we should be on top!
If I were anywhere near you, I’d shake your big toe! I concur 110%.
We are fooled. thereis a misconception dat tourism is bringing plenty money to da. dat is not true. Do an action research or survey and find out. i have done so. few touriste come out of the boat, the few whocome out most times have organized tours in which the same bus drivers are rotated, many vendors go home with empty hands, a lot of the times the tourist are advised not to come out anyway, and yes they are brief about the laws of the country and crime status and everything. Apart from the research i have been a cruise passenger. for example when we were being briefed about a south american country they even told us how to hold our bags and advised us what streets not to walk etc. they do these things for all ports. People please read critically. Tourism here in da is not what it is made out to be.
wow now that’s real abomination . kill them both let them go to hell
You seem to be tired of living.Kill yourself first.
yah, men on the down low do not consider themselves gay,there are lots of down lows in Dominica.lets hope they’ll be able to solve other crimes like they did this time.
by the way that’s not the only thing that’s abomination.Yes they broke the law,but thete is no need for humiliation. I wonder what the reaction would be if it was two women.
Are’nt we quick to judge. No call is made for pedophiles and rapist and wife beaters and adulters and thieves and some murderes
It doesn’t matter what Dominicans think the bottom line is your not in your home so you must follow the rules of where you are. I am a Dominican and I have no problem against gays but those two men should not have displayed their affection like that. I am straight but if i was to take a trip to the Middle East I would not engage in ANY type of sexual activity in public because that is against their laws. Plain and Simple follow the rules of where you are and leave your personal actions for your home.
All I would like to say is, each one has a life to live and they can choose whatever they wish. It is unfortunate this has happened. However if the Government/Tourist Board of Dominica did not advertise this ship was to be in port that is entirely wrong. The public should have been notified of what to expect. Gay people tend to spend loads of money and why should the island not enjoy some that they will spend while there. Being gay in Dominica is a no, no, however thousands of Dominican men have sex with other men, because they enjoy and some for money. I have always had Dominican men in my life 13 years now and they are the most loving and gentle men. So all those who were not happy the ship was there are those who want Dominica to stay poor. Tourism plays a big role in your country. Welcome to 2012 and be open minded. Thanks All.
Thats a misconception. We do not nmake that much money out of tourism gay or straight. It we did, the vendors on the port for ages now would have been rich. If you intend to break our laws take your money and place it where the warm DA sun does not shine or go to Iran to get kidnapped and tortured. We will survive like we always do, you now cant survive one month without a salary.
well KEN it seams you are a gay person and thats why you would want the rest of US DOMINICANS to simply and literally bend over frontwards because money is involved, just reading your comment answered the main question i ask myself when i see young men who have had their mothers and fathers sacrifice to give them and greed influence them to take to other courses just to get money. having persons come to our shores and publicly disrespect our Laws and people and not doing anything about it because they have the opportunity to bring “loads of Money” as you said is just as unfortunate as allowing senseless murders, Rapes, Kidnappings and other crimes to go unpunished you should be ashamed of yourself. what example are we setting for the younger generation??
I have tried to see something on a ship before from the dock. I could never see anything. If they were having sex, they must have been standing up. Even then what could you really see unless you were a peeping tom?
The whole thing is silly. On both sides of the argument. Who cares if you are gay and have sex. And who cares if someone had sex period. Apparently it happens regularly –male or female–gay or straight or bi— Welcome to “Reality”.
hmmmm
Domnichen ,according to BJ, Zor too sort!
There is nothing wrong in having this Gay cruise ship come here,what all you trying to say?The other cruise ships dosen’t have gay’s on board?Boi look small minded people! in the box stickers!!!! The people are on a cruise ,enjoying themselves and we are recieving foreign exchange!
If they really had sex in Public,then that’s wrong because it is against the law in D/ca.
bUT THE CRUSISE SHOULD NOT BE BANNED!!!!!
women cannot have sex with each other. It is not physically possible
is it was a lesbian ship that come Dominica and allu see two woman having sex allu will never act like that but as is two men allu wonnna be saying bad things about them? hmmmm all of allu tht saying that drr in allu thing on the side I LIE? NO
Hey Guys….this news made it to Bossip.com. What do ya know!!
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This will be a black eye for Dominica’s tourism industry, and immeasurable cost for tourism marketing efforts. IF, there was any public sexual activity, a warning seems more appropriate than arresting these cruise passengers who are only on island but for a brief few hours. Now, the whole world knows that Dominica is a discriminatory and unwelcoming destination.
What a joke! Dominican men piss any and everywhere in public. I have seen more tooly in Dominica than anywhere else in the world. And they bath naked in the rivers broad daylight. Most of the female tourists enjoy these free shows. But isn’t this indecent exposure? Holding hands and kissing is not bad, but sex in public is disturbing male and female or what ever what are we farm animals? They probably visited for Carnival and thought this is Dominica so why not?
dno take note the ship was not only carrying gay males.it also had gay females.The public should remember that SEX can only be performed by a man and a woman,male and female.What these punks were engaged in is not sex and it should be called by its real name.Referring to this nastiness as sex gets me mad,and it is an effort on part of our society to make the rest of society accept this as something good us$800 to commit buggary on dominica with its beautiful seenery in the backgroun,thats cookiesand icecream. but god will deal with them
JUS BECAUSE OF MONEY GOVERNMENTS WILL ALLOW THIS KINDA TINGS COME ON THEIR LAND I NOT SAYING IT DONT EXIST ALREADY BUT DAT IS OVER THE LIMIT, WE NEED TO BAN THESE TINGS FROM THE CARIBBEAN,
They should have come during Carnival, then nobody would even notice them.
I AGREE THAT THESE GUYS SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN A WARNING OR EVEN CHARGE,BUT TO MAKE SUCH A SPECTACLE,DOMINICA GET REAL, AND WORRY ABOUT THE REAL ISSUES AFFECTING US, AND A FEW PEOPLE MENTIONED THAT THEIR KIDS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO SEE THIS,WELL SHOULDNT YOUR KIDS BE AT SCHOOL?
bottom line is they had sex in public-they were not charged with sodomy- any heteros having sex in public would be arrested too. But you have to respect for the laws of the country you are visiting just as a women must cover her head when going into a Mosque
WHAT I find strange is that why didn’t ssu arrested the two women who were also on the gay ship caught kissing in plain sight.
Dominicans are too hyprocrite. Those who saw them said that they are being turned on whilst the two men were turn offs so they were arrested? please
To be honest, I don’t see what the big deal is about this. I mean, come on, they were they were ON THE SHIP… Who cares what they were doing? If you did not want to see BLOCK YOUR EYES! I am a Dominican, and though I’m straight, I don’t see what the big deal is about homosexuality. Actually coming on board the ship to arrest those people is too harsh in my opinion, and I’m not sure that if it was a heterosexual couple that we would have been so harsh.
YOU IS A NASTY PERSON, JUS LIKE DEM
@ anonyMOOSE: hello subject-verb disagreement ..YOU IS? you is an uneducated person?..
Straight? you are crooked as they come.. you must wish you were there to indulge yourself.. nyway i will ensure that there are NO more crusie ship to come again
You will block your child eyes next time.
Well said KLL. There is nothing worse than listening all this righteous indignation, like you all so pure. The bible says “let the man who is pure cast the first stone” Seems like we have a lot of pure people in Dominica.
I visited Dominica 2 years ago. I went to visit the church on the hill and was shocked to find a naked woman and a man having full sex behind a bush in the church grounds. Double standards! Dominica is homophobic. If you want to quote the bible to me – then try this one…
“Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?” Matthew 7:3
A man and woman having sex? How horrible! YOU wouldn’t be her pal if it wasn’t for a man and woman having sex. What you call homophobic makes no sense. Who’s scared of homosexuals? Why would use that term for people that simply have a higher moral standard than some Americans. Guys sticking their manhood where other men defecate is not a good thing no matter how you look at it.
In the bush behind the church how is that public? get a dictionary.
gary stop lie na mannn
Liar Gary…if you went visiting a curch what were you doing all the way at the back of the church in the bushes…hmmm
Correction “church”…wonderif you were the one in the bush..fishy story.
2 homosexual males pass through d/a more than half of d/a up and raging….wen is carnival time and woman rolling up on each other its not a problem to the point that the real lesbians can do it and it wont look like anything weird…hypocrisy at its finest..
You see, hot woman…not butched-up pseudo-men wanna-be’s woman creature things….having sex with each other is hot and therefore, good. In fact it’s truly the most sensual thing there is. But guys having sex with each other? Gross and disgusting by any measure. You can’t even put the two in the same category, not near
Easiest thing is just to boycott Dominica in future.
U want to come from no where and break another country laws? no matter what there view are?good then,lord said man should not lay with man,he also said thou shall not kill,go back and you’ll find out
Hail the conquering local heros, we in Palm Springs waiting their return with a welcome home and are organizing a petition nominating them the Nov 2012 gay pride grand marshalls.
LMFAO – i’m coming to crown them lol
Stop digging in pit toilet!!! Nasty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU CAN KEEP YOUR FILTHY TRASH
, WE HAVE NO NEED FOR THEIR MONEY AND THEM.
Mabel walking on the road naked everyday. Yellow bathing naked in Roseau river. yet noone arrest them for indicent exposure. But allu want to put dominica in how much negative light and risk tourist ships pulling out and further cripling the economy for two white man. Is it worth it?
Are Mabel and Yellow normal or are they crazy women?
DOMINICA IS A HORRIBLE PLACE
those two guys knew exactly what they were doing,this kind of act is absurd and disgusting and in the eyes of god we will see about gay and proud.sodom and gomora.
You’re going to judge Dominica on a whole by just one event ?
You’re horrible.
What i want to know is this, how is it that Dominca police, who you can never find when a man beating up on a woman, or other crimes being committed was so quick to even go on the ship and arrest those fellas, and those fellas was on the ship, not the side of the road. This does not make sense to me, unles it is a case of any publicity is good publicity. Becasue Dominic full of anti-man, since I born, they walking the streets, we know them in high place and low. Now some advice,for those hypocrit religious leaders, stop preaching hate, and educate the members how to live good lives how to run businesses successfully,how to unite as a people,that is a better gospel and it is what black people need to know. We all are sinners, even the pastor and the priest and Jesus done die his die, so teach the people how to live not judge, that is Jesus job is he alone that die for the sins of the world.That is much more usefull for black people to know, because the truth is slavery abolish but the new slave master is religious bigotry.Time to stop making irnoramuses of our people in Jesus name. He is not pleased with the hate.
I doubt very much there was any sex at all, probably hand holding or, horrors, kissing. The truth of the matter is that most of the Carribean is populated by somewhat backward people, not all mind you, but a great many. As such, the superstions of religion cloud the judgement and intellectual discourse, leading to false condemnation of those who are different. Let Dominica remain a backwater if it wishes, I, along with my brethren can go elsewhere, and we will. I will not make fun of your faith, I just find it odd that as christian as many in Dominca believe themselves to be, they are incredibly un-christ like in their actions and words. So be it.
Go elsewhere then! Had this been done in Canadian waters, they would have been arrested too. You expect “backwater” Dominicans to accept the behavior because we need tourist money. Then don’t come. We need tourists who will respect our laws. Plain and simple!
Don’t act like all tourists visit with good intentions!Many visit to exploit the islands women and men too!Look at all the videos of tourists throwing money at tribes in the eastern hemisphere and how they treat locals.I live in Canada Jon,and if they did it here, they would have been given a hefty fine even in our perfect little Canada.I’m sure they would not have gone out to any of those beautiful middle eastern countries and do what they did.They probably would have been stoned on the spot!Like you said, you doubt, but they pleaded guilty, so why be a hypocrite?
eh beh we have allu going…bojaay oye..let me go and walk roseau papa…dominica is in for a rude awakening…
eh beh…well is now am going to walk the streets of roseau with my head higher than ever..i am not preaching violence nor do i want to shove my sexuaality down the throats of others but i am me and i am best at that..lemme go canada and i apply for refugee status..allu just made it so easier for me to go there cause i have more than enough evidence that dominica isnt tolerant with me being me..allu cyah make me bend or break..i die na…..
It have plenty gay men in Dominica to so doe play part…i dont like what they did i think its disgusting and they should have been aware of our laws but i dont have anything against ppl…..thts their business they are the ones that have to answer to God for what they are doing not…..im not condoning it but im not judging it either. Im sure if not some but atleast one man that was on bayfront making noise is secretly gay thats what psychology calls REACTION FORMATION.
Gosh, tourists should never again visit and pump US$ into your pathetic, backward island. A woman who braids hair making judgements about cruise ship passengers? All this Bible-quoting from near illiterates? Ancient laws suddenly being enforced instead of drug and crime laws? What an embarrassment to the Caribbean, to the world.
Boston Trini, your country is so forward is that why many trinis afraid of going back there? Some of them don’t even make back to their country of residence after visiting because of the level of crime. Is this the consequence of your country being so advanced?
Time will tell!
Marriage is betwween a man and a woman this will never change. Life has to continue two men can’t have children..people don’t have to accept things that they don’t believe in because of money. Dominicans are proude people ! We may not have much but were are proud we don’t BEND
Hun, Trini is second to Jamaica for crime in the Caribbean. Who are you to judge DA? If your place was such a freaking paradise then what the hell are you doing in Boston? Get off our page if that’s all you can contribute.
Well mr or misses, we never ask you to come Dominica. First of all if our country backward what the hell theyre there for. to convert our men to fagitism. My island is the most beautiful island in the Caribbean, if you dont like it dont come. Every damn country have their laws, we should uphold ours to. You think if a Dominican go American and do any assness, they would get the stiffest penalty. so when you talking, hold your damn brakes on my country, take your damn cruise ship elswhere, let the US keep their damn dollars and take care of their damn people. we illeterates, oh really, we are proud to be better educated than you all, we have invested in our education while you dont know what kind of education you have, yours cannot be compared to the one we get in Dominica. we dont have resources but we are far better of…they want us to go on our knees to beg but for sure the begging would not lead us to accepting fagitism and we will UPHOLD OUR LAWS AS IT IS WRITTEN..NOT BECAUSE YOU COME FROM AMERICA IT IS DIFFERENT….SHAIT MAN…when america fix their drug laws we will fix ours since we backward…
Very well said
Excuse you? First of all DA is not backward. Other countries are conforming to the devil’s agenda and they just call it being modern. It’s a good trick by a deceptive snake and ppl who do not know the WORD are just falling for it. Secondly, the christians in Boston and DA are the ones holding back the hands of God. If we stop praying and interceding, man sure nuff will feel His wrath and it aint gonna be pretty. If you have a problem with our buggery law then take it up with God!
YOU ARE DISGRACE TO CARIBBEAN PEOPLE.
GAY POWER. I am loving the debate.
beyonce remix dat song of yours girl…becasue we all know whho really run the world….i die na..
bEYONCE REMIX: men, men run the world. GAY POWER. LOLOLOL
point of correction, the wrd is because not becasue.
1. Some Dominicans have the tendency to blow everything up. I don’t understand from that distance how they saw the 2 men having sex (but then aghain their favorite pass time is minding people business, boy they must have been studing the boat). All the camera phones around nobody got a video.
2. Some people have the guts of go on tv, giving interview of what they saw, acting so upset and aghast at the situation,claiming they not going to carry any of the gay passengers, PLEASE!!! when they on the same booty train.
GET A LIFE!!. It has much more important things in Dominica to stress about than gay cruise ship.
so true…well is now i awill give them things to watch
This is an intentional and deliberate act by certain people to create discord and problems. They were fully aware of the laws of the country and set their plan in motion. The LGBT is now engaged in economic and social terrorism against this tiny island. The laws of all countries must be respected. Indecent exposure is against the law in the USA and most other countries of the world. There are counties in the USA where laws are being enacted to allow for arrests and fines just for wearing sagging pants. I know that some of the citizens might concerned about the economic repercussions of the LBGT lobby, but one should take a stand, and not be willing to do and accept anything for a dollar!!
During Carnival people pretty much having sex whining on one another…..woman on woman and all and I haven’t heard anyone complain about the indecency in that!!!! Jouvert morning women walking around practically tootoney (sp) (just pant and bra) and no body talking about that!!!!
Pure hypocrisy!!!
Tell them – they can keep their money, I will keep my honey and die with my dignity!!!
– Dominicans that is what you need to be saying, yah.
REPORTING LIVE FROM THE COURT HOUSE. ” THE BEAUTY OF THE RIVERS, THE REVISHING MOUNTAINS…THE SPRINGS. THE BEAUTY OF THE ISLAND, CAPTIVATED THIER EYES,THEY COULDN’T HELP IT.THEY HAD TO EXPOSE THEIR FEELINGS.IT MADE THEIR FEELINGS RISE.BUT THEY APOLOGIZE TO THE DOMINICAN PUBLIC…” (NOT EXACT WORDS BUT TO THAT EFFECT IT WAS SAID BY THE LAWYER OF THE ACUSSED)
I see! But they weren’t having sex right? You all can demonize dominica for tourists who admit they were engaging in disrespectful behavior in plain view of the public. Go to any part of the US and break their laws and see how many of them will demonize their country for you?
That’s amazing – anything for a dollar?
Law is law and these men are very aware of the laws of D’ca and if they did that it was only mere provocation – it was deliberate – this is typical of gays/lesbians against anyone who is opposed to that lifestyle. They WILL NOT do that in California because Cali’s Penal code prohibits lewd conducts which encompass sexual activity in public. Such a crime is punishable by law. So why should it be tolerated in Dominica? Is it because “she” is considered a third world country and should be careful not to offend the “big guys”?
Further, some have labeled Dominican nationals as “hypocrites” as a result of this incident. But if I am not mistaken these men were arrested for BREAKING THE LAW, by the sexual activities not because of their sexual orientation. So is it ok to show leniency to prove tolerance of gays/lesbian so Dominica can appear favorable in the eyes of others?
Some have justified the alleged act because they believe it occurred in “their” turf, meaning on the docked ship – But NO it didn’t occur in their turf- they were within the jurisdiction of Dominica even if they are on a ship in her waters. For example, would it be justified that those on a boat on Dominica’s water act as cocaine vendors on that boat because they were in their turf?
Moreover, others think that because “there are gays in Dominica” it’s ok for tourist to violate the buggery law of the land? So if a tourist should commit other crimes such as stealing or murder should that one be ignored because Dominica has thieves and murderers?
Some have even said this is spoken about in the U.S. as if the law should be bent because they are U.S. citizens -in the name of pocket change? Even the U.S depends on God for everything so why should we depend on anyone?
From a spiritual perspective, my people need to seek first the Kingdom of GOD- favor comes from God and not man. It is imperative that we understand that GOD hates sinful actions and not people. Therefore, every sinful act is condemned in the eyes of God and every country is guilty of these offenses (sins) in the eyes of God. Those include lying, stealing, killing, every form of sexual immorality (fornication, adultery, homosexuality, lesbianism, bestiality, incest, rape, etc), envy, greed. While these sinful activities are present in every country around the world, it doesn’t mean that it should be acceptable.
Only righteousness exalts a nation while sin brings reproach – God has ordained people to speak against these sinful ACTS in order to lift their nation to that level of righteousness. There are some who are faithful to Father God and their priority is the Kingdom of God, and as such they have every right (as deemed by GOD) to speak against these actions. SIN separates people from God. It is written, everyone who dies in his sin/s will face eternal damnation.
My advice whether you are a liar or gay you need to repent before it is too late. Hell’s mouth is wide open and refuses none.
NYC GAY who cares if you or your family comes to our island or buys our products ? Please we will survive. You think you own the world, there are thousands and thousands of us living right here in NYC and what can you do about it ? Nothing. Absolutely nothing ? Just because bigger countries have gone one way does not mean that we have to.
I do not know why you’ll keep putting the Blame on the gay Guys Vistor. All the Blame should be on the commissoner of Tourism and are your prime minister. Mater of Fact They will be set free.Remember is AMERICAN You’ll dealing with.
those man there need to respect dominica and other countys to it have bad rooms for those stuff…. great job police
Everyone needs to respect the law of any country. Whether you are for or against gay people.
That kind of behavior is for behind doors. It’s a law in the USA and most countries.
I agree that they should be “charged” for breaking the law. Dominica has to stand up for itself and show that our laws need to be obeyed no matter who you are, what you are or how much money you “might” spend.
This goes for EVERYONE – Dominicans including.
you all make me sickkkkkkk,,all dominicans can do is cry and mind people business,,dem other crusie ships dat comin d/a alu no what amount of gay people they habouring? best all crusie ship jus stop come d/a,,den alu will start to eat one another
good lookin men wii. i like to c d older one. he maybe rich, he had a balcony room ummm
LEAVE THEM ALONE YOU BUNCH OF HYPOCRITES!!!
If it was two women? what would be the feedback?
I think they’re should have just charged them $10,000.00 and let them go on their merry way…
It is very unfortunate your law and government officials choose to spend so much time on this incident when there is so much worse crime they should be working to prevent. This is not about indecent exposure, this is about Christian zealots continuing their war against those who were born gay/buggers. Indecent exposure? One local commented about all of the public urination without arrests. This incident brought me to this website where I discovered all of the crime against tourists and murders in Dominica. This is NOT a safe country to visit and I will not bring my family here because it is unsafe and because you have Christian zealots who do not act very Christ-like.
Mike you can go to hell America is the biggest hypocrite you all have the most crime, all kind of damn serial killing, women slashing their children’s throats, drowning their children, Man shooting their pregnant wife and blaming it on black man need I go on ? I LIVE IN THE US so don’t come with your crap. You all have some evil evil laws to downpress the blackman and/or immigrants. A young black 17 year old boy was shot by a whiteman just for being in a white neighbourhood. Up to now that murderer has not been arrested. Right now Mike some of your people are trying to remove the word ‘God’ from the American Pledge. You know good and well that America does not tolerate indecent exposure, if a man is caught urinating in public he has to register as a sexual offender spoiling his otherwise good name. You people arrest a mother for breastfeeding her hungry crying baby in public. Would you have liked it if gay, straight or anybody for that matter have sex in the presence of your children or beloved family? They would be in therapy all now so. Your people love to run to therapy before they see somebody backside who is the hypocrite? There are people who are harrassed in certain parts of America just for being Black, so fall way back MIKE and by the way I think you are gay and nothing is wrong in being gay just follow the laws of our little backward and poor country just like we have to follow all your ridiculous laws in the US in order to survide.
these guys saw Dominica’s carneval 2012 street perade and they were encouraged.
they were testing the waters to see how strong is the law against homo is Dominica.
these guys were the instigaters to open the debate on the gay law in Dominica and to put pressure on the country to accept their activites.
there was a big band with colours, i wander what message the colours had behind it.
in that case every one on the ship needs to be arrested for indicent exposure….the boat has docked and we all know whats going on in there. So its either we keep them from our lands and continue to reject and protest against gay or we accept them on our waters and keep our mouths shut because we all know what to expect from a gay ship when its docked in our country. We r blowing hot and cold..thats our problem here in Dominica.
To all those who say Dominicans are NOT tolerant!
We tolerate sexual abuse of children by mammy’s new boyfriend.
We tolerate attacks on tourists.
We tolerate pedophilia by priests and put PROUD TO BE.. stickers on our cars.
We tolerate all kind of violence.
But enough is enough, no gay indecent exposure (what ever it was, perhaps kissing) on a cruise boat at Bay Front
i think these two people were paid to do that….cause they stated that they were aware of the law of the land…..and they still went ahead to do that. maybe the first world countries are doing that to see who will be tolerant and who wont be so they know which country to black list….heheheheh
Wait a min are some dominicans agreeing that its ok to have sex in public? Welllll wellllll our nation is done. People what are we teaching our kids? This does not happen in other countries much less in the usa.
This incident is utterly embarrassing to me as a Dominican.
This is NOT the kind of international attention that we want at this point in time, when we have so many social ills to deal with.
Dominica’s laws are against buggery, and the government should have just avoided this embarrassment by doing the same as the other islands: to not let the cruise dock in the first place! Simple.
Having any type of sex IN PUBLIC VIEW is wrong! You have children walking all over the city, can you imagine the affect this can have on a child if he/she witness the sexual act?
an mr smarty pants, mr know it all thompson fontaine thinks its political? like seriously? when or how did it become political? that man never ceases to amaze me! their motives are too well known..dey will say juss now is skerrit dat want to please the gay community and agreed to it….mr fontaine..we are so fedup of ur antics and ur opinion! stuuups
http://barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/dominica-two-men-arrested-for-sodomy-on-celebrity-summit-cruise-ship/
“The presence of gay cruises in the Caribbean has riled several conservative islands including Jamaica and Grenada, where anti-sodomy laws are enforced with strong backing from religious groups.
According to Cruisemates.com, no gay cruise lines sail to Jamaica or Barbados for fear of homophobia and possible violence.”
I clicked your link and it stinks. Many have tried to compare this to Black people getting rights so they can too, women getting rights to vote, kids getting rights not to be spanked etc etc. If so one is right to compare boggar to peodifilia, incest, rapists etc etc then.
DNO should not have published the persons pic.. This is all over the world now. Their families are probably embarassed. How will these two ever go back to their country n not be subjected to criticism
thats why dominica will continue to suffer……we agreeing for too much garbage entering our country…little by little we are being blinded……we allow ourselves to ignore the real issue at hand,
After reading the Crime section of this website, it appears there is plenty of garbage already in Dominica that needs to be cleaned. What enters on cruise ships is nothing compared to what I read on DNO crime.
oh my god judgement is coming dont judge yet
speak for your self…i am gay and for your information i am smart, have a great job and is very prominent…i am not gabbage
Watashame,
You are NOT garbage in the eyes of the living God; but, your actions are garbage in His eyes. He loves you just as much as he loves anyone else, but such sinful act separates you from Him.
This doesn’t mean any other sin (sexual or otherwise) is less offensive to God, but since you ahve admitted to having a sexual relationship with another man I am addressing it in particular.
Father God says to “come let us reason” and believe me He will not refuse you. You may think this act is normal, but it is not and only God can help you be the person he created you to be. Don’t allow anyting or anyone to separate you from eternal life- which is in Jesus Christ. You only need to experience that for yourself.
Remember God loves you, but your lifestyle is not acceptable to Him and His hands are stretched out toward you all day long saying “come”.
Have a great day!
@watashame
- correction, you are not smart otherwise you would not be involved in that degrading lifestyle
what happen?selling cocaine and corruption not sins too then?All the violence isn’t sinning too?Why are Dominicans so biased!? Nobody protests all the murders being let loose on to the streets
Who are we to judge!however, this is a different scenario.These people were allegedly having Sex. I believe that they were well aware of the law and they were provoking Dominicans….hence this is the reason it was done on the ship! They knew the implications.they just thought the ship would have been safe!
We have laws! About our other crimes, they are wrong but we condone them…. we watch, gossip, and say nothing to the authorities.
sacwe’ Domichen ki zo ye’
I don’t mind anyone coming to Dominica. We should welcome anyone. But our laws are to be respected and furthermore, we respect ourselves. I cannot remember the last time I saw a man and woman engaging in sexual acts because we have that respect for the public. Much less for two men. With that said, the gay ship can dock, but respect us. Simple
Would you arrest a tourist for trying to buy or sell cocaine? It is against the law but it appears DA residents are allowed to engage in such criminal and sinful activity without arrest.
now what do you do when the LAW is immoral? laws that discriminate may be the law…but they are wrong. the US had laws that discriminated against blacks for years, would you have defended those laws just because they were the law?
and your point is…we are still enslaved and those laws are not for us so get you point more direct cause you dont make no damn sense..so because they accommodate you does not mean it is right…jail them faggot
i just listened to a news clip from c.b.s 2 news…boy those ppl can twist a story..they say those ppl were in their room and they forget to close their blinds….lawd have mercy…what a twist on the story….anyway sex in public in wrong no mater who do it..if is me they had catch they should send me jail too
MAYBE THE BEAUTY OF THE ISLAND HAD THEM GOING
The point of this matter here is not that we are against ppl because of their sexual orientation its an issue that sex is something to do in private not publicly.
Y’all just a bunch of criminals. Up to this moment it cant be said what exactly the men were doing. A wicked person would just see anything and say is Sex!
btw! So much bugger man that walking the streets whining their waste in public and acting all indecent ways and they have never been warned. Others are aware of buggerism right under their nose and tolerate it.
I hate gay ppl. To the bones, I cyah stand them. But we need to stop being so damn hypocryte!
I dam agree with you…..
now what a way to start to start my day..you hate gay people? well i happen to be one of those who loves whining my waist side to side because i am proud to the utmost extent of the way i am living…my advice to you, dont travel…cause theres plenty more of where that came from
you hate gay pple? you know thats probably because youre gay. it’s ok. being gay is not a choice, it’s the way people are born. there are many scientific experiments that prove it’s in your genes. unfortunately society is very biased, and often times pple that are gay for themselves into denial. its those gays in denial that sometimes are the most homophobic, because they hate themselves. so dont hate yourself, DC, you would be a lot happier if you admitted you were gay
@ DC
well FYI i am not a hypocrite i acknowledge the fact that there are gays everywhere it doesn’t mean i HAVE to accept such a behavior….. to you it seems like accepting buggery n sodomy is the way to go about being genuine then i come to the conclusion that you have a problem, and btw if you are so comfortable with this way of life why don’t u go aboard the cruise?
They wr on their Ship!! Geezzzzzz
So if my husband is sodomizing me at my home it seems I’ll most likely get arrested too??!!
Utter rubbish!! Where’s the “eye witness”?!
Case dismissed!
Babyphat I wish you all would stop being so damn
ignorant it was he passengers that reported them not Dominicans. Trust me Americans do not mind their business they see and observe and report anything
If they did commit indecent acts or did viloate the laws of DOminica, then they should be punished according to the law.
However, we should not hate them or ask for them to be persecuted because they are gay.
We can ask that they respect our laws and norms when in Dominica.
Other than that, they are humans and free to visit Dominica!!
BIGGER COUNRTIES PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE WORLD TO LEGALIZE. we got to stand our ground!! and personaly i think dem man wanted to get caught, i not sure why yet, but they knew it was illeagal here and still did it. wat if they wanted it to get international attention hence stiring up and outrage amoung the bigger countries- pressure on dominica (and “too long to expedite” if it was me that rob somewhere carrette wouldnt give me tht good time)
A! A! I think they should legalise boggary; so i could say, guilty as charged. He bugs me.
PEOPLE FIND A LIFE, SOME PEOPLE SAY, FIRST TIME THEY SEE GAY MEN LIKE THAT IN THERE LIFE,GO TRAVEL, OPEN YOUR MIND, GIVE ME A BREAK,AND GO A HEAD ENJOY THERE MONEY, WOW !!!
Based on the several comments I am reading here it seems that someone saw them having “sex” in public< who saw them, where are the facts, do you know buggery could be considered holding hands, kissing or any open form of affection without having "sex" or intercourse. You people here a word and run wild with it without first finding out the faqcts! Stop spreading propaganda and sensationalizing things. WHO SAW THEM HAVING SEX please shed some light if you did???
Mr Douglas stop feeding the people crap…..before any cruise ship calls on a destination they inform the country of which cruise line they are coming from and even the number of passengers. Gay cruises do inform the port of call of their stance. If they did not then how were you able to know when the 1st gay cruise ship had intended to dock some years ago? There was uproar just like the one of yesterday, protesting against it days before it docked. So Mr Douglas stop this crap! Dominica tourism authority was well aware that the cruise was a gay cruise, but you all are fearful that if you say no to the cruise lines they will boycott like they did in Grenada when Grenada increased its head tax. The cruise ship that dock was part of a fleet that is part of one of the major cruise line companies and if one cruise ship from their fleet can’t call on Dominica’s port then there is a threat that the company will pull Dominica from its cruise itinerary. Dominica government is well aware that they do not have any sector to drive the country’s economy, Agriculture sector no longer exist. They are on their hands and knees for these cruise lines as that’s the only way money (foreign earning) might circulate in the country. Tourism is the only thing right now that Dominica can look to in trying to develop a sector to boost the economy. So they cant be too bold to pick and choose which cruise ship calls. Right now they under the thumb of any and everyone who can inject money into the country’s dying economy. I’m not from Dominica and I’m on the outside looking in but it’s clear as day….so Dominicans don’t be fooled. (I work with a tourism board, I know how these things work)
these two men were trying to make a statement, now how we deal with that statement they made is up to us to prevent others from taking it further
People this is not a religious debate or even an individualistic view on morality! This is about two men who DELIBERATELY chose to have sex in plain public view to provoke a people they believe are homophobic! The country has laws, and they can’t flaunt them for their crusade. I could careless what their sexual orientation is, if what they are accused of happened, then there’s a price, but I’d settle for a stiff immediate fine and send them on their merry way on their cruise ship!
Many Gay people function in society with harmony and then you have a few misfits who will do things of that nature just for a RISE.. sorry no pun intended..there’s a protest going on in NY right now, guess who gets arrested most days from clashing with police, a few crack heads, dimwits, and so called gays & lesbians who have turned the spotlight on themselves and keep violating the laws. They would be arrested even in San Francisco so Dominica has to address the issue too
it seems all them gays gather up to comment on this page.. nasty mi say.. basically yal telling me that whether gay or not u can have sex in the public and stop being hypocrite about it. nasty!
Why would the two men leave their ship where they have privacy and come off shore to have sex? That does not make sense.
This matter has made its way all over the internet, in turn, all over the world… Dominica will not be seen as a vacation destination of ANY sort…Dominicans need to be a little bit more open minded…POINT BLANK!… Business is Business, and these people, like EVERYONE else , just want to experience a bit of the nature isle, but the fools gathering at the terminal. what for?sorry to say, but Dominica will ALWAYS be backward…
Remember the D/a ambassador to the UN hinted us that they were going in that direction. Someone conspired with them to let them into the country. They have been run away by many, many countries.
We have been setup by both the ship, ministry of tourism and the bogarer group itself (well guess i should not use the word bogarer so i will soften it and use ‘gay’ instead). We have been set up.
I agree, say it like it is. Also I doe know why they drop the borgar charge and just hold dem for indecent exposure.
That’s easy because they don’t want to be deemed intolerant and thus lose the gay tourists who come here. Charging them with buggery would probably see them lose foreign aid. Both the US and UK have stated that countries who do not throw out the anti-gay laws will be blacklisted from aid. To me, once aid comes with conditions then it’s not humanitarian it’s a bribe and not a free will type of thing.
Hate the sin not the sinner……..I hope these men bought a lot of stuff becuse the vendors do need a boost. Who cares what people do in their private lives?????? How about those in DA who engage in that behavior even when they have wives at home?
Do they do this illicit act in public? Don’t be a hypocrite.
Karl, you do not understand, they did it in PUBLIC, not in their private homes… so shut up if you do not know what you are saying…
Don’t you think a warning than an arrest would have been more effective Rev. SALT for DA’s image abroad?
In this case, Dominica bureaucrats are taking issue not with buggery, but with having sex in public.
In my opinion, having sex in public, in the capital of any country, in front of children of all ages is reprehensible and selfish.
I’m sure these two chuckle-heads are not well in the head! They knew well in advanced that gay sex is a sensitive issue in Dominica, and that sex in front of children in public is an issue with all humanity everywhere, and despite all of this, they chose to do it anyway!
It is common Courtesy & decency in any place on the planet to refrain from sex in public & in front of children. Anyone to violate this “common sense” approach to life is selfish & deserves some sort of consequence for this type of behavior!
Having said that however, I firmly believe that Dominican bureaucratic policy get in touch with reality too! Every grown person has a right to have consensual sex (with other consensual adults).
THAT TOO is Common Sense!
I hope the good people of Dominica take issue with their unnatural SEX REPRESSION bureaucratic policy – AND EVOLVE WITH THE REST OF THE UNIVERSE!
I agree with everything except the las paragraph. It is unnatural. And ANUS was NOT MADE for a PENIS! And two men CAN NOT procreate. This is like a slap to humanity… the end of the human race.
And that is why that island will continue to exist in poverty and ignorance. Really ? So Dominicans really think they better than Gay americans? so then y you subscribe to american tv, wear american style clothing, why are they trying to get greencards? please be quiet already. This is just talk over nothing. its 2011 not the middle ages. Get over it. Shame on the cops for treating visitors like that.
Hey Not everyone wants your damn greencard so fall way the hell back mr brat!
Sin is Sin…whether in public or private is sin…
…I have a few gay friends who are as sweet as ever. Gays are humans too you know. Jesus loves us all, that’s the reason why He went to Calvary. It wasn’t for the perfect, faultless or sinless, it was for all and sundry. For the non-believer, the pastor, the heathen, the sane, insane, you name it, it is bought by the precious blood of Jesus…if we say that we are a praying nation of Christians who discount gays, shouldn’t we have used this opportunity to witness to them when they arrived? The church should have mounted troops to meet them and share the gospel with them, not stand aside and hide behind comments and slander them. To all my Gay friends, I LOVE YOU!JESUS LOVES YOU AND HE WANTS YOU TO COME SHARE THIS LOVE WITH HIM.
On that note: An incident came across my desk sometime ago of two elderly lesbians (tourists) having sex in broad daylight on a “secluded” beach in the north. They were seen by school children and villagers. Anyone heard of it? Were they also reprimanded?
A Short Prayer For Dominica:
Dear Lord,
Spare us from your wrath next time around, a second strike that would make Sodom and Gomorrah seem like childsplay. Our people are blinded by what they see in “Babylon” and believe it to be liberally acceptable.
Spare us Lord, spare us.
Legalize gay. Free these two men! Grow up tiny little island of Dominica.
500 plus comments that news really interest you all hope when its something more important we see those views from u all
As a Californian, the homophobic ignorance of Dominica is astonishing.
I call for a BOYCOTT of DOMINICA. American cruise ships can spend their money elsewhere where it is welcome.
Kill EVERYONE(Gays and non Gays) both commit the same kind of sins don,t know why all you going on like you is better than everyone else yah fucking hypocrites,gays can go suck themselves off somewhere and so can the so called straight ppl
Dominicanewsonline.. It would be nice to clarify some basic questions about the story. Where were they copulating? On land? on the boat? That would make a difference to the situation. Were they showing off in front of a crowd? or was it clandestine? Their intent is very important.
We are a soverign nation. We have laws which must be enforced. Gay or not gay, they can wait until they went to their cabin to have their sexual activity. What I am not clear about is was it on land, was it on the ship’s deck? It is still sketchy.
I just wish the authorities would show the same exuberance in prosecuting the people who burnt GON Emanuel’s house. (SSU officers Seriously???}
Ok, my fellow Dominicans all I want to see it the PROOF from someone taking a picture using their cellphone…(just like the KONY guy who was caught slamming the pavement in his birthday suit) Is this just hear say or are there any FACTS??? It’s so easy for everyone to share their opinions on what’s right from wrong. I personally do not condone such behaviors but I try not to judge others because everyone has to stand before their creator and give an account for there lives. If there is no proof and no evidence, then why condemn these men on false accusations??? Set them Free!!!
THEY PLEAD GUILTY!!!!!!
I visited your little country in November of last year. I shopped your little market selling souvenirs with the name of your country on them. Almost every table had a little plastic man smoking weed and displaying his “parts” quite out in the open. If you are such a Christian nation why would you sell these items where children off cruise ships will see them? Hypocrites to say the least…
Val…… Len…. and Ger.. are the biggest gays in DA. At list we know that we have people like that in our country. They all have beautiful wives epsept one. Anyway we must try to protect the younger generation.
I wonder what the bishop have to say about all this.
When will people learn the difference between Homosexuality and Paedophilia. Gay people do not molest children, even more so they are protective of the young would be also outraged as any parent, straight or human being would be about sexual molestation of minors.
Val…… Len…. and Ger.. are the biggest gays in DA. At list we know that we have people like that in our country. They all have beautiful wives epsept one. Anyway we must try to protect the younger generation.
I am amazed by the number of comments and even more amazed by the content of some comments.
There is one problem here…. 2 people engaged in a public sexual display and that is unacceptable from anyone, gay or straight. End of story as all the other arguments are misguided.
First of all this ship comes to Dominica all the time, this call just happened to have a gay charter, there are charters on several occasions of all natures, gay, lesbian, swingers, Jewish, University, and on and on. Celebrity Summit is not a gay ship. Furthermore if people say “oh don’t allow gay people on ship to come here”….then we would have to stop tourism alltogether. Because gay people visit on ships, via the ferry, by plane, on yachts. So people need to think before they speak and put this whole episode into perspective.And by the way, we have our very own gay community here…so is the next move to deport all gay Dominicans? With all the serious issues facing the country this incident has been blown out of proportion.
the loser in all of this fiasco will be dominica!!that situation could have been handled more descretely and privately.i say to you my fellow dominicans when the spin mills start doing their jobs on the cruise sites and margarzines the healines will be “tourists are not wellcome to dominica”.i do not condone what they were doing but people with such tendency cannot be taken lightly.now we should be in damage controll mode starting with these ships are not well come here.or deal with what comes with it!!!
I do agree all laws should be followed when visiting a host country including their public decency laws. As a married gay US Citizen, I find it disgusting that a gay cruise line jeopardises the safety of its passengers by embarking on countries with anti-sodomy laws on their books.
When I pay thousands to travel, I expect to travel to safe destinations where my lifestyle is accepted. Its bad enough that as a married gay couple, we can be arrested and sentenced to death in several countries just by landing foot on soil because of our passports identify us as married. But to find out the cruise line includes stops in countries that are anti gay/ anti sodomy is disgusting.
What would have happened if your army/police raided every cabin on that ship and accosted the passengers that were committing buggery? Shame on Atlantis! I’m calling for a boycot on all gay cruise lines who steer their customers into harms way.
What a Shameful! Distrustful! Wanton disregard for the safety of the traveling public. I’ll be sure to tell all my friends to avoid your country because we are incompatable with your lifestyle and sovereignty.
As a Dominican and a friend to the GLT community..i an many others call for the disbanding of these hateful segregating laws. I stand united with you!
Boy, so many people come in here and stating that these people should not have been arrested and should be let out and all that. But I say to you that if these two were engaged in the same act in public in California on any other US state, they would have been arrested the same way.
Should we for the sake of a few pieces of silver, pervert justice? Justice is blind. These guys should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. They did that on purpose to front it in the face of Dominica. If these guys are not prosecuted, what do you say to the next accused that stands before the court of justice?
I am so glad that it is making news all over the world. Let the world know that Dominica is a land of laws and ought to be respected. We will survive.
Like I stated already we too hypocrite in this society. Many people seems to want to condemn these guys only for breaking the laws of the state but have no problem with them breaking the laws of GOD. We too hypocrite!
The minister and other tourism officials are the ones responsible for that whole fiasco. They allowed that nastiness to dock into Dominica in the first place. They went against the wishes of the people and should be held accountable. I hope Dominicans go to the court tomorrow and see to it that they perps are prosecuted and not white washed.
The very same people that say that it is ok and the gov’t needs money to run the country, I bet you are the same ones that protested loudly when they heard that the gov’t was selling our passports to all kinds of unsavory characters. We too darn hypocrite in this society.
We need more enlightenment in Dominica not darkness, keeep these abominations from our shores.
Oh well, guess I won’t be visiting Dominica anytime soon, and neither will my wallet!! And I will make sure all my Gay friends, and straight-but-not-narrow friends avoid it too. It’s so easy. Dominica, Iran, Uganda….never knew they had so much in common.
Every one should abide by the laws of the land, strangers and all. No one is above the laws. Base on the issue being discussed, it seems that the individuals have broken the law (allegedly) by publicly engaging in sexual activities. However, many individuals have seized the opportunity to voice their utter dismay, disgust, and anger at the fact that gay individuals have made it to Dominica and that people should stand up to prevent the spread of this contagious disease, homosexuality, that may infect all citizens of Dominica. Why? Because the good books, Bible, Quran, and the others describe homosexuality as an abomination. It seems homosexuality is one of behavior that God, if he does exist, really abhors. Fornication and adultery are bad but we can turn our eyes to the other side. Robbery, murder, disrespecting your parents, lasciviousness and others ( you get my drift) are not ok but they are not as BAD as homosexuality, especially male and male. Oh no, when individuals engage in gay sex, the heavens will come down and the island will be destroyed like Sodom and Gomorrah.
Hypocrites are them all who would like to destroy every gay man and women!!! Those who would do anything to stand with placards insulting and disparaging individuals who feel connect to the same sex or who don’t feel any thing wrong with Gays. For your information….LIKE IT OR NOT, Gays and gay sex will be there and always be there, FOR NOW AND THE NEXT THOUSANDS, if not millions, OF YEARS THAT MAN WILL BE AROUND(sorry to disappoint you. The world is not coming to an end anytime soon). Nothing that you or anyone else can say or do will eradicate homosexuality. In fact, the younger ones are more understanding than we are, (there are more gays and gay activities now than ten years ago). Take a minute to think about it.. IT IS JUST IMPOSSIBLE to put a stop to homosexuality. Every society needs gays, OR HOMOSEXUALITY, even Rome and Iran. Homosexuals are the ones who will be more likely to get things done for your brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, help those who your ‘straight’ ones will forget and ignore, (straight individuals suffer from one-sided-affection)- they have their interest in other things ‘natural’ to them.. like it or not. Fight with whatever weapons you have and all your might. Only your ignorance, hypocrisy and lack of open mindedness are being made public. You use the good books to blast one thing but ignore other things. You are very vocal and public about your disgust with gays, but commit adultery, coveting your neighbors wife, fornicating and stealing. When Christ preached, he preached love, tolerance, and forgiveness….remember the adulterer?
My final word.. TOLERANCE.. people. Your brothers, sisters, uncles and nieces may be the very ones that you are affecting. Your pastors and priest may be the ones you are fighting against…Your government ministers and senators may be the ones you are insulting. Your doctors and nurses may be the ones you are going against. One love, one world, one people.
I would not be surprised if the only thing they were doing was kissing. and where were they when all this was goin down? in the streets? on the ship? and why are people acting like this is the first time a gay cruise ship docked on the shores of D/ca?
Gays are the nicest peopleevet not to forget honest and respectable … U guys should learn something from them
Everybody saying Dominicans to hypocrit because Dominica have gay and the discriminating well is not hyprocracy that dere is the fact that we kno we have and we doe want to tolerate or support any more we trying our best to eliminate it but instead allowing these Gay ships gives the impression that we supporting it.
Shame shame shame on ll Dominicans …u people need to travel…..arresting the people for crap..when so much of all u down there bogaring …LoRD …then crying when a ship stop coming to our country….Grow up people.. grow up
i think they heat was on ,and there was no control what look it cock in bottom
Hypocrite society. The amount of persons in da that in buggery business and they not getting arrested. Really?
If u are a real christian u would remember what goddid 2 sordom and go-more and in the days of nowah. God say no to homo sexuality so i say no too.
listen to the hypocrites!! Oh the hypocrites speak!!! The same ones who is chastising these individuals are the same ones who will leave Dominica and accept gays in New York and Boston and these metropolitan cities. Some of them even frequent with gay friends but will crucify these individuals on DNO. Oh the hypocrites speak…these outspoken individuals are the same ones who is aware of Dominicans who are involved in such sexual activity but will never make a public spectacle of them. Oh the hypocrites speak…I see right though you shallow punks!!!!
Now you arrest them, then what? Those become an international issue ad Dominica goes down as a discriminatory country. Tourism is affected, our people are looked down upon and it’s a chain effect of crap….the law enforcers in dominica especially the police offices who I know was more than willing to show their authority…you all are a bunch of idiots!!!! Watch the chain effect ….morons !!!
my point is they should not have exposed their selves in public with this immoral act.they should have respect for d/a land.they knew it is wrong so y do it in public.i am not against gay since evrybody has their choice in life but they should know where to do their act and that is definetely not in the public.
am hurt
in the biblical days they would have been stone to death. sacway salope.. c.e panni soutiweh e pani voleh. shame on the country to be accepting these kinda cruise to even have them advertise their skills in public. sacway salope… weh weh weh.. nous fini bat.
i wire you write the MP say no law no contusion can stop him so are the gays
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