{"id":17359,"date":"2015-04-09T06:25:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T10:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/op-ed-obama-must-stand-up-for-lgbt-jamaicans\/"},"modified":"2015-04-09T06:25:04","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T10:25:04","slug":"op-ed-obama-must-stand-up-for-lgbt-jamaicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/op-ed-obama-must-stand-up-for-lgbt-jamaicans\/","title":{"rendered":"Op-ed: Obama Must Stand Up for LGBT Jamaicans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Op-ed: Obama Must Stand Up for LGBT Jamaicans<\/b><br \/>\n<!--paging_filter--><\/p>\n<p>As the president arrives in Jamaica for the Summit of the Americas, he must defend the basic rights of gender and sexual minorities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.advocate.com\/commentary\/2015\/04\/09\/op-ed-obama-must-stand-lgbt-jamaicans\" target=\"_blank\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shawn M. 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