Jamaican cop proposes shelter for gay homeless men
A senior police officer has proposed the establishment of a shelter where homeless gay men in New Kingston can access medication, psychological evaluation, counselling and skills training.
The meeting, arranged by Jamaican Government parliamentarian Julian Robinson, whose constituency includes the affected area, was called in an effort to address problems being experienced by residents and business owners in relation to the behaviour of the homeless gay men.
Police say they have received reports of murder, wounding, robbery, car break-ins, house break-ins, malicious destruction of property, one case of shooting, simple larceny, and assault occasioning bodily harm, most of which they have attributed to the young men who live in the Shoemaker gully on Trafalgar Road.
“The fact that you are homosexuals doesn’t mean that the behaviour has to be bad,” New Kingston Police, Deputy Superintendent Christopher Murdock told the homeless men attending the meeting.
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