Submission 43

Sent: Sunday, November 6, 2022
To: ConstitutionalReform
Subject: Answers to Questions Page 30

As a born and bred Bajan who cares about the future of my country, I refer to Facts & Questions page 30 of the Barbados Constitution Revised to the Republican Status 2021 Manual.

Question 1:
Should the Bill of Rights Chapter contain a definition of "gender neutral" and be amended to provide that the Constitution should be gender neutral?

My answer is no to including the definition of gender neutral in our Constitution.

Question 2. Should the provision against discrimination be amended to include discrimination on the ground of being male or female, age, race, place of origin, class, colour, religion, language, sexual orientation, disability and political opinions?

My answer is no to including discrimination on Sexual Orientation.