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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 7:38 pm
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westcoastman
 
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Originally Posted by umguy
I just can't wait for this to sprial out of hand and we get some of those wondering remarks about how islanders are homophobic.
To be specific the Cayman Islands are slightly better than Mississippi but not as good as Alabama SINCE they have elected a lesbian but not BEFORE when they had Judge Ray Moore.

Actually the country is deeply conservative and religious.

"An all-gay cruise visited the Cayman Islands on Tuesday, the first such port of call there since the Cayman government denied docking rights to a Norwegian Cruise Line ship filled with gay tourists in 1998."
Read the article from Feb 2006:
http://uk.gay.com/headlines/9566

Here is an article from 2001 about the churches upset that the British are forcing them to accept gays:
http://www.sodomylaws.org/world/unit...m/uknews50.htm
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