Caribbean LGBT+ campaigners have branded Barbados’ attempts to introduce civil unions as a ‘recipe for disaster’ that could cost lives.
On Tuesday Barbados hinted it will finally make homosexuality legal. And the government proposed a referendum on civil unions.
This, they said, was to ensure no citizen faces discrimination because of who they love. However, campaigners who have fought for equal rights on the island, say Prime Minister Mia Mottley is playing politics with LGBT+ lives.
They argue she should use her overwhelming majority in the Barbadian parliament to push forward LGBT + rights, rather than put them to a referendum.