Colin Robinson, executive director of the Coalition Advocating for the Inclusion of Sexual Orientation (CAISO), yesterday congratulated the US for declaring gay marriages were now legal throughout the Âcountry.
In a 5-4 decision yesterday, the US Supreme Court stated same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States following two decades of Supreme Court litigation over marriage, and gay rights generally.
US President Barack Obama said the decision was a “big step†toward equality.
“Today is a big step in our march toward equality. Gay and lesbian couples now have the right to marry, just like anyone else. #LoveWins,†Obama said in a Twitter post.
Robinson said: “It means that many people now can get married and migrate to the US, that’s the impact. Gay Trinidadians and Tobagonians now have another place to migrate. That is the significance of this legislation.â€
He said: “Congratulations to the advocates in the United States who worked long and hard, the politicians who have spoken up.â€
Robinson added Trinidad and Tobago was trailing behind in the Western Hemisphere in terms of legislation, and people still faced discrimination in the workplace and other areas because of their sexual preference.
“We don’t protect people from being fired, we don’t protect people from being thrown out of schools because of a sexual orientation,†he said
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In a 5-4 decision yesterday, the US Supreme Court stated same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States following two decades of Supreme Court litigation over marriage, and gay rights generally.
US President Barack Obama said the decision was a “big step†toward equality.
“Today is a big step in our march toward equality. Gay and lesbian couples now have the right to marry, just like anyone else. #LoveWins,†Obama said in a Twitter post.
Robinson said: “It means that many people now can get married and migrate to the US, that’s the impact. Gay Trinidadians and Tobagonians now have another place to migrate. That is the significance of this legislation.â€
He said: “Congratulations to the advocates in the United States who worked long and hard, the politicians who have spoken up.â€
Robinson added Trinidad and Tobago was trailing behind in the Western Hemisphere in terms of legislation, and people still faced discrimination in the workplace and other areas because of their sexual preference.
“We don’t protect people from being fired, we don’t protect people from being thrown out of schools because of a sexual orientation,†he said
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