The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has added its support to a recent United Nations Human Rights Council resolution that affirmed the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people to choose their own sexual identity.<\/p>\n
PLP leader Perry Christie indicated at a press conference this week that the opposition supports such “progressive policies.”<\/p>\n
Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette last week said that The Bahamas also supports the resolution “in principle.”<\/p>\n
The resolution, which narrowly passed in the council in Geneva, Switzerland, expressed \u201cgrave concern\u201d about discrimination against gays throughout the world and affirmed that freedom to choose sexuality is a human right.<\/p>\n
The Bahamas does not have a seat on the council.<\/p>\n
The PLP, who has several closet gays at the top of the organisation, has no difficulty agreeing with the government on the issue, Christie stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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