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Jamaica Growing More Tolerance Towards LGBT Community, Survey Shows – Westmoreland Ranked Most Tolerant Parish

outcaribe, July 1, 2019July 1, 2019

Tolerance of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender, LGBT, community is on the rise in Jamaica. That’s according to a survey commissioned by the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexual and Gays, J-FLAG.

The survey, which was done last December, found 25% of Jamaicans to be tolerant to the LGBT community.

Executive Director of the advocacy group, Jaevion Nelson, says he’s encouraged by the results of the survey.00:0000:35

According to the report, Westmoreland is the most tolerant parish in the country, where 31% of people have positive attitudes toward the LGBT community. St. Ann has the second highest tolerance with 23%.

Kingston and St. Andrew follows with a 22% tolerance rate.

Mr. Nelson says despite the positive results of the survey, more can be done.

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