Approving Users for Self Submittal in to the IR@UF and Other Collections in SobekCM (Portal and System Administrators) Auteur(s) : Taylor, Laurie N. Éditeur(s) : George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida ( Gainesville, FL ) Résumé : Internal processing information including using SobekCM for managing, assigning, and granting user rights and permissions for self-submittals. Droits : [cc0] The author dedicated the work to the Commons by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law and all related or neighboring legal rights he or she had in the work, to the extent allowable by law. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00017119/00025 | Partager |
Supply chains in Latin America and the Caribbean : challenges and opportunities Auteur(s) : Lambourdière, Eric Corbin, Elsa Amérique latine Caraïbe Latin America Caribbean Droits : Ce document est protégé par le droit d'auteur. Il ne peut en aucun cas être utilisé sans l'autorisation de l'auteur et des ayant droits recherch:HASHa1641de89b03a9019f1c67 | Partager |
A street in front of the Bahamas General Trust Company Limited building ; The Bryant Slides Collection ; The Bryant Slides Collection, Bahamas Nassau Hope Town Auteur(s) : Unknown ( Photographer ) Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location. The Bahamas General Trust Company, established in 1936, was the first offshore trust company and provided investment management services. The building's architecture features a four columned portico and quoins. A man sitting in a wheel chair is being pushed by another man as a man rides his bicycle down the street. Slide labeled Nassau Mar .'46. Bahamas -- North America -- New Providence Island Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu CFM1972_01a Sheet 16:1 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00029419/00001 | Partager |
Bamboo Avenue in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica ; The Bryant Slides Collection ; The Bryant Slides Collection, Jamaica Auteur(s) : Unknown ( Photographer ) Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location. Bamboo Avenue, located in Lacovia, Saint Elizabeth, is also known as “Bamboo Walk.” This avenue, approximately 2.5 miles long, is planted with bamboos forming an arched canopy over the road. Throughout the years the bamboo grove has suffered damage and is becoming less dense. The avenue is protected under the Public Gardens Regulation Act and managed by the Public Gardens Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Slide labeled Jam. south bamboo. Jamaica -- Caribbean region -- Lacovia, Saint Elizabeth Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu CFM1972_01a http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00030879/00001 | Partager |
Digital Library of the Caribbean : a user-centric model for technology development in collaborative digitization projects Auteur(s) : Sullivan, Mark V. Ochoa, Marilyn Éditeur(s) : Emerald Publishing Emerald Publishing Résumé : (Funding) Collected for University of Florida's Institutional Repository by the UFIR Self-Submittal tool. Submitted by Mark Sullivan. (Publication Status) Published Included is a ZIP file with all the C# code for the application referenced in the article. (Citation/Reference) Mark Sullivan, Marilyn N. Ochoa, (2009) "Digital library of the Caribbean: a user-centric model for technology development in collaborative digitization projects", OCLC Systems & Services, Vol. 25 Iss: 4, pp.249 - 262. DOI:10.1108/10650750911001833 (Permanent URL) Droits : Permissions granted to the University of Florida Institutional Repository and University of Florida Digital Collections to allow use by the submitter. This is freely for use and distributation and alteration. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/IR00000041/00001 | Partager |
High Resolution Image / File Requests and Handling Auteur(s) : Taylor, Laurie N. Éditeur(s) : George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida ( Gainesville, FL ) Résumé : Internal processing information including using the SMaRT Tool (SobekCM Management and Reporting Tool) for batch pulling high resolution JP2 (JPEG2000) images. Droits : [cc0] The author dedicated the work to the Commons by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law and all related or neighboring legal rights he or she had in the work, to the extent allowable by law. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00017119/00024 | Partager |
Objetivos, programas de accioÌn, realizaciones, metas Auteur(s) : Instituto de Ciencia y TecnologiÌa AgriÌcolas (Guatemala) Éditeur(s) : Instituto de Ciencia y TecnologiÌa AgriÌcolas, Sector PuÌblico Agropecuario y de AlimentacioÌn Instituto de Ciencia y TecnologiÌa AgriÌcolas, Sector PuÌblico Agropecuario y de AlimentacioÌn ( Guatemala C.A ) Résumé : (Statement of Responsibility) Instituto de Ciencia y TecnologiÌa AgriÌcolas, Sector PuÌblico Agropecuario y de AlimentacioÌn. "Agosto 1983." (Funding) Electronic resources created as part of a prototype UF Institutional Repository and Faculty Papers project by the University of Florida. Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala 71053364 | Partager |
Born Digital Curation of PDFs for High Quality Display (and Not Printing) Auteur(s) : Dinsmore, Chelsea Taylor, Laurie N. Éditeur(s) : George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida ( Gainesville, FL ) Résumé : Many publishers, scholarly contributors, and others often contribute born-digital PDFs where they do not want the PDFs available online. In cases where contributors are granting permissions for page view image views enabled (JPG, JP2, JPGthumbnails) and not the PDF, they are granting permissions to allow the item to be easily viewed online but not easily printed in high quality. This document explains the digital curation workflow processing for these needs. Droits : [cc0] The author dedicated the work to the Commons by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law and all related or neighboring legal rights he or she had in the work, to the extent allowable by law. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00017119/00037 | Partager |
Plan operativo 1984 ; Programas de accioÌn, realizaciones, metas Auteur(s) : Instituto de Ciencia y TecnologiÌa AgriÌcolas (Guatemala) Éditeur(s) : Instituto de Ciencia y TecnologiÌa AgriÌcolas, Sector PuÌblico Agropecuario y de AlimentacioÌn Instituto de Ciencia y TecnologiÌa AgriÌcolas, Sector PuÌblico Agropecuario y de AlimentacioÌn ( Guatemala C.A ) Résumé : (Statement of Responsibility) Instituto de Ciencia y TecnologiÌa AgriÌcolas, Sector PuÌblico Agropecuario y de AlimentacioÌn. Spiral bound. Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala 71366373 | Partager |
Haiti: Public Health and Structural Change Auteur(s) : Ivers, Louise Éditeur(s) : Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere, University of Florida Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere, University of Florida ( Gainesville, FL ) Résumé : (Biographical) Dr. Louise Ivers is Chief of Mission for Partners In Health (PIH) in Haiti, an international non-profit organization that provides direct health care and social services to poor communities around the world, supported by research and advocacy. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an Associate Physician in the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the combined MGH/BWH program. Dr. Ivers also received a diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and a Master of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Ivers implements health programs, and is interested in improving the delivery of healthcare in resource poor settings, the provision of care to the rural and urban poor, as well as patient-oriented investigation that offers solutions to barriers to healthcare. She balances her time between management of PIH Haiti, direct clinical service, and operational research. Dr. Ivers has contributed to published articles on HIV/AIDS, food insecurity, and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Current projects include investigating the impact of targeted food assistance to people with HIV infection in rural Haiti, the effectiveness of ARV therapies on viral suppression in community-based programs, and humanitarian assistance in response to the January 2010 earthquake. Dr. Ivers has served as a Technical Advisor to the WHO and also mentors Haitian and American physicians. (Funding) Sponsored by the Caleb and Michele Grimes Fund in the CLAS Dean's Office and organized by the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere. Droits : All rights reserved by the source institution. | Partager Voir aussi |
Library Liaison Teams for Data and Digital Scholarship Projects & Collections Auteur(s) : Taylor, Laurie N. Éditeur(s) : George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Digital Library of the Caribbean ( dLOC ) George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida ( Gainesville, FL ) Digital Library of the Caribbean ( dLOC ) ( Miami, FL ) Droits : [cc0] The author dedicated the work to the Commons by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law and all related or neighboring legal rights he or she had in the work, to the extent allowable by law. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00017119/00021 | Partager |
Motivando a los pequeînos agricultores para que acepten cambios Auteur(s) : Hildebrand, Peter E Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologâia Agrâicolas (Guatemala) Éditeur(s) : Sector Pâublico Agrâicola, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologâia Agricolas Sector Pâublico Agrâicola, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologâia Agricolas ( Guatemala C.A ) Résumé : (Bibliography) Includes bibliographical references (p. 11). (Statement of Responsibility) Peter E. Hildebrand. "Julio 1,979." Cover title. Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala 76894335 | Partager |
Supply chains in Latin America and the Caribbean : challenges and opportunities Auteur(s) : Lambourdière, Eric Corbin, Elsa Année de publication : Communication au colloque Transportation, Security and Logistics Forum University of Bayamon February 20th 2009 Droits : Ce document est protégé par le droit d'auteur. Il ne peut en aucun cas être utilisé sans l'autorisation de l'auteur et des ayant droits Provenance : Université des Antilles et de la Guyane. Service commun de la documentation Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/recherch/HASHa1641de89b03a9019f1c67 HASHa1641de89b03a9019f1c67 | Partager |
Motivando a los pequeînos agricultores para que acepten cambios Auteur(s) : Hildebrand, Peter E Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologâia Agrâicolas (Guatemala) Éditeur(s) : Sector Pâublico Agrâicola, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologâia Agricolas Sector Pâublico Agrâicola, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologâia Agricolas ( Guatemala C.A ) Résumé : (Bibliography) Includes bibliographical references (p. 11). (Statement of Responsibility) Peter E. Hildebrand. "Julio 1,979." Cover title. Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala 76894335 | Partager |
An Early view taken fom Cepedes Hall looking southwest, Tampa. Auteur(s) : Tampa Times, 1893-1958 ( Printer ) Auteurs secondaires : Tony Pizzo Collection Résumé : The new industry in Ybor City soon came to possess many of the features of the pre-industrial production system. A distinctive Latin quality of paternalism, prevalent throughout the pre-industrial Hispanic world, established the tone of early labor-management relations in Ybor City and West Tampa. MartÃÂnez Ybor soon acquired all the characteristics of a benevolent patrón, fully solicitous of the needs of his employees. Newly-constructed homes, subsidized by MartÃÂnez Ybor, were made available to workers at modest prices and in interest-free installment
plans. (Funding) Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Ephemeral Cities Project. Tampa |z 1271000 |2 ceeus Hillsborough County |z 12057 |2 ceeus United States of America -- Florida -- Hillsborough County -- Tampa Main Street Droits : All rights reserved. 2005. P21-0237 | Partager |
Domain Names (URLs) Maintained by the UF Smathers Libraries Auteur(s) : Taylor, Laurie N. Éditeur(s) : George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida ( Gainesville, FL ) Résumé : This is draft document represents the update to the workflow for supporting external Domain Name registrations by the UF Smathers Libraries in support of specific, approved collaborative projects with the process for consideration, approval, commitment, registration, and renewal processing. Droits : [cc0] The author dedicated the work to the Commons by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law and all related or neighboring legal rights he or she had in the work, to the extent allowable by law. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00017119/00041 | Partager |
Example Insert Sheet for Archival Collections, Added to Folders in Archival Collections When Items Are Digitized) Auteur(s) : Taylor, Laurie N. Éditeur(s) : George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida ( Gainesville, FL ) Résumé : This example insert sheet for archival collections complements printed production tracking sheets and online tracking systems in SobekCM. With archival collections, there are many cases where an item from a folder will be digitized without the full folder or collection being digitized. In those cases, printed sheets like this example are added as inserts at the front of the physical folder to alert internal and patron users of the digital content available, and to support coherence and consistent handling for any future digitization. Droits : [cc0] The author dedicated the work to the Commons by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law and all related or neighboring legal rights he or she had in the work, to the extent allowable by law. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00017119/00038 | Partager |
Objetivos, organizacioÌn, funcionamiento Auteur(s) : Instituto de Ciencia y TecnologiÌa AgriÌcolas (Guatemala) Éditeur(s) : Instituto de Ciencia y TecnologiÌa AgriÌcolas, Sector PuÌblico AgriÌcola Instituto de Ciencia y TecnologiÌa AgriÌcolas, Sector PuÌblico AgriÌcola ( Guatemala C.A ) Résumé : (Statement of Responsibility) Instituto de Ciencia y TecnologiÌa AgriÌcolas, Sector PuÌblico AgriÌcola. "Impreso en ... Guatemala, mayo de 1976"--T.p. verso. (Funding) Electronic resources created as part of a prototype UF Institutional Repository and Faculty Papers project by the University of Florida. Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala 71203482 | Partager |
Regional workshop : Assessment, Monitoring and Management of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) and Persistent Toxic Substances (PTS) Éditeur(s) : UNU-INWEH UNU-INWEH ( Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ) Résumé : (Internal Comments) Assessment, Monitoring and Management of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) and Persistent Toxic Substances (PTS) in the Coastal Ecosystems of the Wider Caribbean Region, 10-12 June 2008, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago : Report of the workshop | Partager Voir aussi |
Forum with Parliament Members : Students Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination ; Audio Recordings of the Proceedings Auteur(s) : Caribbean IRN Résumé : From the PNCR, GAP MPs free to vote conscience on gay rights bill
By Johann Earle
Stabroek News
June 11, 2003
The PNCR will allow its members to vote their conscience on the controversial Constitution (Amendment) Act of 2001 which seeks to prevent discrimination against persons on the basis of their sexual orientation and other grounds.
A number of religious organisations are opposed to the passage of the bill because it includes sexual orientation as one of the grounds. They are concerned that it could lead to a legalisation of homosexual relations and demands for recognition of gay marriages among other things.
PNCR Member of Parliament (MP) Vincent Alexander told a forum at the National Library on Saturday, that the Bill did not seek to legalise homosexuality, but to ensure that persons would not be discriminated against based on their sexual preferences.
He was one of two parliamentarians who showed up - the other being PNCR member, Myrna Peterkin.
The forum was organised by Students Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD), a group comprising fifteen students from the University of Guyana which was formed about two weeks ago.
Alexander expects the vote on the bill to come up before the National Assembly in a matter of months.
Paul Hardy, Leader of the Guyana Action Party (GAP), told Stabroek News that his party would not be using the so-called parliamentary whip. He added that GAP took a decision that every member should vote according to his or her own conscience. “We have no right to deny the rights of others based on sexual orientation. [The Bill] will guarantee rights to the homosexual.” GAP is in Parliament as part of an alliance with the Working People’s Alliance. GAP/WPA has two MPs.
The bill was met with rejection from some members of the religious community in 2001 and as a result of this, the President did not assent to it.
In a statement on Monday, the Central Islamic Organisa-tion of Guyana (CIOG) said that it stood in firm opposition to the Bill. The CIOG says the general purpose of the bill may be commendable and that the organisation’s objection is not based on a willingness to promote discrimination. Rather, the CIOG said, it was based on the fact that specific legal protection on the basis of sexual orientation without definition or qualification gives tacit legitimacy to practices which are considered criminal in Islam. “It is foreseeable that such a legal nod of approval (subtle as it may be) of these practices may pave the way for greater social (or even legal) acceptability in the future which, from the perspective of all Muslims including those in Guyana, is an undesirable and sinful outcome,” the CIOG statement said.
At Saturday’s event, Muslim teacher Moulana Mohamed Ali Zenjibari spoke of instances of abuse, discrimination and harsh penalties meted out to gay and lesbian persons in countries such as Iran and Saudi Arabia and noted that the Quran did not sanction such punishments for homosexual behaviour.
President of the CIOG, Fazeel Ferouz told Stabroek News that a meeting to discuss a strategy with regards to the bill was planned for tomorrow with various religious groups.
Stabroek News tried to get a comment on the issue from the PPP/C but to no avail.
ROAR leader, Ravi Dev said that his party was now having discussions on the issue. ROAR feels that it is an important question which has to do with morality and should be discussed across the country. He added legislators had to be in tune with their constituents on the issue.
SASOD is lobbying for the legislation through the sensitisation of MPs.
Keimo Benjamin, a law student at UG, gave a presentation based on the jurisprudential aspects of the discussion on sexual orientation. He argued that morality should not be the only guiding principle on which to base the laws. Sexual activities between two consenting male adults in private could not be equated with a violation of a person’s rights, he said, making the point that the thrust of his presentation was not whether homosexuality was wrong, but whether it violated the rights of others. He said that the attitudes of some towards this subject were based on preconceived notions and prejudices. He cited studies to show that the suppression of certain perceived deviant sexual impulses in persons might do more harm than good. One Harvard University study of teens who said they were gay indicated that those teens were three times more likely to commit suicide.
Vidyaratha Kissoon, of Help and Shelter, in his contribution on Saturday, expressed his displeasure at the low turnout at the forum and urged the parliamentarians who showed up to take the message to their colleagues. He noted that because of homophobia, the numerical minority was terrified of speaking out against instances of discrimination. Gays and lesbians in Guyana were subjected to ridicule and abuse, and walk the streets at night not looking for sex necessarily, but for the companionship of persons who empathise with them.
During his presentation, Joel Simpson, another member of SASOD, outlined a number of changes made within national jurisdictions that had international implications. One such crucial change was South Africa’s 1996 adoption of a new constitution, making that country the first in the world to expressly include sexual orientation as a prohibited ground of discrimination. It was the first time a developing country had taken the lead with respect to the rights of sexual minorities.
He also said that according to Douglas Sanders, a Canadian jurist, the rights of homosexual, bisexual or transsexual men and women had never been officially recognised by the United Nations, despite the fact that international laws on the issue began to emerge at the close of the Second World War.
Simpson said that under Article 170 (5), as amended by Section 8 of the Constitution (Amendment) (No. 4) Act 2000, the President is required to assent to any bill which is returned by the National Assembly unaltered after a two-thirds majority within 90 days of its presentation to him. To the parliamentarians present, Simpson stressed that the onus was now on them to adequately represent their constituents which include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual Guyanese.
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Vote on sexual orientation should be a matter of conscience - MP Alexander
By Esther Elijah
Guyana Chronicle
June 8, 2003
PEOPLE’S National Congress (PNC/R) Member of Parliament Mr. Vincent Alexander, said the Opposition will vote on “conscience” when the piece of legislation on sexual orientation is again brought before the National Assembly.
“With specific reference to my party, when this Bill gets back to the Parliament in the spirit of the arguments here, we will not use the `whip’. Our party will not say we have to vote for the provision (in the Sexual Orientation Bill). We will allow our members to vote as a matter of conscience,” he told participants gathered in the Conference Room of the National Library.
“We feel this is a matter of conscience. You may end up with a collective position but you have to deal with us individually,” Alexander said at a poorly attended public consultation aimed at gaining support for sexual orientation to be considered a fundamental right in Guyana.
Alexander, one of the main persons who sat on the Constitutional Reform Commission that addressed this controversial clause, said the legislation was not meant to legalise homosexual activities in Guyana.
“It was intended to ensure that persons who have an orientation - a way of thinking - which may or may not lead to a certain activity, to not be discriminated against, in terms of their rights,” he explained.
Alexander noted that very often, discussions on the sexual orientation provision in the Bill have led to seepages into other areas where debates centre on the “right to be homosexual.”
“I am saying the Bill does not comment on that… However, law is peculiar, especially in a Common Law system. Once you venture out and change the law, very often you open other windows which we cannot definitively say exist or does not exist in advance,” he said.
“The fear of some people is that the legislators might say one thing and the Courts will eventually say something else. While some people can’t argue against the law, per say, they will say this has opened a window of opportunity not meant to be opened. So, it is better to stay without a window than open it and then have a possibility of something you didn’t intend to happen - happening sometime in the future.”
Alexander added: “I want to say I’ve found this activity to have been rich from the perspective of the amount of research which was done by student (speakers). Without any comment as to whether I agree with the arguments, I would wish that much more research on other issues be done by students, and that at the University (of Guyana) students would find it convenient to have forums on other issues, with the same depth of research for their own intellectual development.”
Alexander and other Opposition M.P, Lurlene Nestor were the only three Parliamentarians in attendance at the session organised by the recently formed `Students Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination’ (SASOD), a group that has a membership of 15 mostly University of Guyana (UG) students from various faculties.
SASOD was established two weeks ago.
With the exception of members of the press, the consultation only managed to attract 11 persons, a handful of who were SASOD members.
While congratulating the students for an “insightful” presentation, Nestor pointed out that whether or not she chooses to agree with their position is “another issue” and she is entitled to her “own view”.
“The issue of sexual orientation is very `toucheous’ …while we agree with the human rights provisions and all that as a society, we must also revert to our own society. Some of the very critical questions that I would want to ask is whether or not at the society (level) we are ready for that kind of thing,” she remarked.
“We cannot, at (any) time, ignore the religious groups in our society. If we look at statistics going back to 1992 from a survey done by the Bureau of Statistics, we would see that a small section of the Guyanese population might be considered as people who do not subscribe to a religious view. While the laws are not necessarily based on moral values, we must acknowledge the fact that we might want to revert to many of the cases that (concern) laws that protect public morality.”
Nestor told the speakers at the consultation these were some of the issues that they needed to deal with.
She highlighted, too, that what must be examined is the effects of same-sex marriages on society and how this issue must be tackled.
“These are some of the things we should consider and I don’t think you dealt with that in the presentations,” Nestor stated, adding that the issues must be addressed “frontally.”
“Do we think that with the coming to being of this Bill that there might be quite a number of challenges to the Constitution in relation to the same issue of a man marrying a man? What do we do at the society (level)? Do we recognise that?” were the questions directed at the five speakers at the session.
Nestor continued: “There is some argument that says, `Oh the Bill does not promote homosexuality or does not encourage a man to marry (another) man, but if you look at Section (15) that talks about `non-discrimination’ then how can we not, with the passage of this Bill, allow a man not to marry (another) man.”
According to Nestor, matters of this nature constitute some of the “inconsistencies” of the Bill.
On the argument raised by presenters at the session on who determines what is morality, Nestor said in the concept of democracy it is the people who are the determinants based on a “line of thinking.”
She also rebutted on grounds that put the spotlight on teachers who may have been caught “interfering” with their young students and who may subsequently be dismissed from their jobs.
“Could you imagine such a person interfering with a boy below age 10 - and by virtue of the fact that the Bill is there, the judges (in the case) will have to use their discretion in terms of what happens. We will have more Constitutional changes and problems (arising with the passage of the Bill).”
SASOD member and law student, Joel Simpson, in reply, said he doesn’t think any homosexual in Guyana wants to “run into a church and ask that people marry them or anything of that sort.”
At one point likening the church to a “club”, Simpson claimed the church has the right to exclude whomever it wants. He further stated that in accordance with the Constitution, people of the same sex do not currently have the right to marry, and will also not be able to do such an act with the passage of the Bill.
However, Simpson said it is possible that the law, with the passage of the Bill, would have to recognise same-sex domestic partnerships in relation to employment benefits, sharing of properties, etc.
Simpson said he believes there should be a realm of “public” and “private” morality between consenting adults, and implied that the Bill did not fully give “rights” to homosexuals.
But, Nestor interjected: “I am informing you further…that the Sexual Orientation provision has, in fact, in some way recognised the rights of homosexuals and we must accept that.”
Meanwhile, there was no vocal Christian representative(s) at the consultation and apart from the two Opposition representatives none other participant gave comments or directed questions at the presenters.
Other speakers in support of the sexual orientation clause were: Moulana Mohammed Ali Zenjiban, Assistant Director of the International Islamic College; Denuka Radzik from Red Thread, Keimo Benjamin, UG law student and Vidyartha Kissoon from Help & Shelter.
The Sunday Chronicle has been reliably informed that the Georgetown Ministers Fellowship, representing groups of Christian leaders staunchly against sexual orientation as a right in Guyana, have recently prepared a detailed 16-page document outlining issues arising from research to further boost their argument against the inclusion of the clause.
The document is yet to be made public.
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