Semoso trumpets ‘gay rights’ in Mexico
12/8/08
Mexico City: It’s the third morning of the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City and Francesca Semoso, Deputy-Speaker of Parliament for Bougainville, is sitting on a mat at the Pacific Meeting House, yet her passion and desire to make a difference in the midst of discrimination and human rights abuses are such she can barely stay still. ‘”It is my right to be gay, or lesbian, or to enjoy same sex marriage, everywhere in the Pacific,’ she declared. “Similarly, we need to educate our youth to be responsible and practise safe sex, rather than tell them “no” and shun them,’’ she says. “Being judgmental, and curtailing discussions about sex and sexual health, is simply not helpful.’’
See: http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20080812/tuhome.htm
Tags: Bougainville, HIV/Aids, Homosexual, PNG