Comments on: Questions persist about gay cruise arrests

By: harvey reddick

harvey reddick — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:41:25 +0000

You guys should be quoting and reading the fiery editorial at http://www.SFGN.com, which called for a national boycott last week and got written up on queerty, they seem to be a little bit ahead of you on this, and they are right, we should not give gay money to homophobic countries.

By: J Cioe

J Cioe — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:29:44 +0000

If the men weren’t engaging in inappropriate activity then there would not have been a problem. Simple as that. Not liking inappropriate behavior is not homophobia.

By: paolo

paolo — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:32:21 +0000

pics are now available
http://www.queerty.com/update-incriminating-photo-of-couple-arrested-on-gay-cruise-surfaces-20120330/

By: anne

anne — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:32:27 +0000

I have now seen a photo that someone took of two plainly caught in the act.

By: J

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:52:34 +0000

Please stop demonizing my country, these men were openly having sex in plain view of the public(Children included). Gay or Straight that would get you arrested anywhere in the world.

http://www.queerty.com/update-incriminating-photo-of-couple-arrested-on-gay-cruise-surfaces-20120330/

By: Alexander Stankoff

Alexander Stankoff — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:18:28 +0000

Hey, for starters: have you ever tried getting naked in/around our “beloved” Rehoboth Beach? Let alone having sex in the open?
Poor little Dominica is simply blindly copying the homophobic and anti-sex policies of the big country overshading the whole of the Caribbean – the U.S. of A.
There is a chasm in personal freedom between most of today’s Europe and the United States (or its small satellites). I’m sorry for those who don’t realize it.
Regards.

By: DRL

DRL — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:40:31 +0000

As a frequent traveler on gay cruises (and on non-gay cruise ships as well), I am disgusted with the response of this cruise company. I do not personally have any interest in exhibitionism, but also do not appreciate police or others peeing in my windows to add entertainment to their apparently dull lives. I don’t know what actually happened in this case, but the cruise company responses to this incident, and at least one reader comment, seem to blame the victim and presume their “guilt” because they are gay men. This is not very smart for a company that relies on gays paying higher than standard prices to be part of a gay cruise experience. Gays do not pay to go on cruises to “enlighten” any particular country, to set some example of Puritanism, or to be forced to revert to the closet. I for one will not take a cruise in the future that includes Dominica. The fact that heterosexuals have not been arrested for similar behavior on cruise ships in Dominica speaks volumes about whether the arrest in Dominica was targeted specifically toward gays. The fact that the initial charges included “buggery” tells anyone of moderate intelligence that the Dominica authorities intended to target gays. Have people learned nothing from the experience in our own country of “sodomy” laws being used for decades only to target gay men, despite the theoretical application of such laws in many states to both gays and non-gays?

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Fri, 30 Mar 2012 02:52:15 +0000

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By: CHRISTOPHER ALLEN HORTON

CHRISTOPHER ALLEN HORTON — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:43:57 +0000

I HAD BEEN HEARING ABOUT THIS STORY. “Washington Blade’s” ARTICLE IS THE FIRST ONE I HAVE READ. ACCORDING TO RICH CAMPBELL, “These guests were engaged in behavior that is inappropriate in any port of call, or major city for that matter.” THIS IS A REASONABLE STATEMENT. REGARDLESS OF STAGE OF UNDRESS, PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO SEE TWO MALES “MAKING OUT” ON THE DECK OR BALCONY OF A CRUISE SHIP. LAW ENFORCEMENT DID REDUCE THE CHARGE FROM “BUGGERY” TO INDECENT EXPOSURE. THE COUPLE SHOULD BE HAPPY ABOUT THAT; THERE IS NO FREE PASS.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
CHRISTOPHER ALLEN HORTON

By: anne

anne — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:28:13 +0000

Thank you for bringing a sane perspective to this discussion. As someone who lives in Dominica and has more than one gay friend here, I find that on the whole there is a live and let live attitude and that so long as your are discrete, you have no problem. Straight or gay, if you are visibly naked and having sex in public view, you are liable to be charged with just what these two passengers were charged with, indecent exposure and creating a public nuisance. That could happen anywhere in the world, even Palm Springs. Such behavior is an affront to the citizens of Dominica. It says that you do not care about our sensitivities or our laws. A wise traveler should always be aware of local customs and always consider themselves a goodwill ambassador for the US and for the LBGT community.