{"id":58613,"date":"2012-03-27T11:24:12","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T15:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=58613"},"modified":"2012-03-27T14:16:36","modified_gmt":"2012-03-27T18:16:36","slug":"dno-poll-should-dominica-welcome-gay-cruise-passenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/general\/dno-poll-should-dominica-welcome-gay-cruise-passenger\/","title":{"rendered":"DNO POLL: Should Dominica welcome gay cruise passengers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_58582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58582\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/cruise-ship1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-58582\" title=\"PENTAX DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/cruise-ship1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/cruise-ship1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/cruise-ship1-642x481.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/cruise-ship1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/cruise-ship1.jpg 1439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A &quot;gay&quot; ship in Roseau on Wednesday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Should Dominica welcome gay cruise passengers \u2013 readers are being asked to vote \u201cyes\u201d or \u201cno\u201d on that question.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday there was mixed reaction when it became public knowledge that the cruise ship in port was apparently carrying only male passengers.<\/p>\n<p>Word also surfaced later that a homosexual couple had been engaged in sexual activity in contravention of the country\u2019s buggery laws.<\/p>\n<p>Police Chief Cyrille Carrette confirmed that two males from California, John Robert Hart and Dennis Jay Mayer, had been charged with buggery and indecent exposure and were expected to appear in court.<\/p>\n<p>The idea of gay cruise ship visits has sparked debate in several Caribbean destinations, with some more flexible than others on the subject.<\/p>\n<p>Please vote \u201cyes\u201d or \u201cno\u201d or &#8220;not sure&#8221; on whether you think this country should welcome gay cruise visitors.<\/p>\n<p>The poll is located at the bottom of this story and at the bottom right hand corner of the home page<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-34\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p class=\"wp-polls-question\" ><strong>Should Dominica welcome gay cruise passengers?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"polls-34-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Yes <small>(70%, 2,665 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 70%;\" title=\"Yes (70% | 2,665 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>No <small>(27%, 1,026 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 27%;\" title=\"No (27% | 1,026 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Not sure <small>(2%, 91 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 2%;\" title=\"Not sure (2% | 91 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>3,782<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_34_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"16b407448b\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-34-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Should Dominica welcome gay cruise passengers \u2013 readers are being asked to vote \u201cyes\u201d or \u201cno\u201d on that question. 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