The inaugural Tolerance Walk planned by JASL (Jamaica Aids Support for Life) took place in Jamaica earlier this week.

An editorial in the Jamaica Observer noted that the march, which had many "homosexuals and prostitutes" on it, passed without incident. The editorial then went on to say that suppression of such groups could lead to the spread of HIV/Aids.

Whilst the editorial stated that "It is our hope that they will meet with the same amount of tolerance, not because we carry any brief for them, but for the sake of our development as a nation", it went on to say that "the homosexual community needs to cease its offensive attempts to ram acceptance of that lifestyle down the throats of the majority of people in this country. For that will only perpetuate the hostility that people feel towards them."

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