Keep those beliefs to yourself
Published:Saturday | May 28, 2011 | 12:00 AM
THE EDITOR, Sir:
Grace Kelly, president of the Jamaica Association of Guidance Counsellors in Education, must have acquired her PhD by doing vast amounts of research from undergrad upward, but now she posits arguments without the supporting statistics.
She should not make baseless claims about lesbianism, as she did in The Gleaner on Wednesday, May 25. Is she serious? Where does she get her information from about lesbianism being 'unhealthy'? Why is lesbianism a 'concern' for educators? Why is it being equated to violence or drug use?
On the contrary, lesbians have the lowest incidence of STIs/HIV of all the sexual orientations, so please tell me what is 'unhealthy' about that.
I agree that there needs to be counselling around sex on a whole for all adolescents, as abstinence is the best way to go at their age. But she shouldl do not impose her personal beliefs on individuals.
"I am appealing to the young people that their bodies are temples of God, and it wasn't designed for homosexuality," she argued.
If you are a true Christian, you would know that Jesus is the final judge and jury. By the way, not everyone believes in your God, and that is reality. What basis are you going to argue from then?
I am, etc.,
SIMONE B.
Tavern, St Andrew