Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has promised LGBT+ workplace rights and hinted the country will start to discuss same-sex marriage.
Now campaigners are left wondering if she will act on her words – in a country where gay sex remains illegal. Mottley’s speech comes after an apparent mistake where the Barbados government offered 12-month visas to remote workers.
Initially the official website explicitly excluded married same-sex couples – and by extension other LGBT+ people. However, officials quickly changed the wording on the 12 month Barbados Welcome Stamp to allow same-sex couples to apply.
Moreover, in addressing the issue, Mottley made far more significant comments for LGBT+ Barbadians. ‘There is an issue as to who Barbados