"Grenada considering ban on gay cruises. reports say"
Prejudice noted before, says rights group head
"As a government, our policy is that we do not support it (homosexuality). [...] This is my question: What does the Grenadian community want of us?" ~ Tourism Minister Clarice Modeste-Curwen
first off (let's just ignore the prejudice for one itty bitty second), do you really think it's a good idea for the ministry of tourism to turn away people who want to spend money in your country?!? yeah, yeah... i know what will be good for tourism - we'll decrease the number of tourists! sounds like the best plan ever!
so for now, you only have to worry if you're on an all-gay cruise (what about cruise staff? are they banned too? or maybe they just don't let the ships come into port at all...) but is the future going to have us declaring not only or citizenship but also our sexuality on our passports? so that homophobic countries can disallow entry to anyone that might be a threat to national security and their narrow-minded version national morality? doesn't that thought make you a little queasy?
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