Economic Fallout From Anti-Gay Discrimination

The conversation surrounding discrimination of the LGBT Community has again been placed on the front burner.

Has again been placed on the front burner, as in a recent article Executive Director of the Caribbean Policy Research Institute, CAPRI, says this Jamaica’s Oppressive Anti Gay Laws and Discriminatory practices are weighing heavily on the country’s economy, with an annual fallout of about 11 billion dollars, which is being questioned by Roman Catholic Deacon Peter Espeut.

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