Conversation: Same-Sex Marriage In Jamaica
Recently our Executive Director, Andrew Higgins participated in a televised discussion on the topic of Same-Sex Marriage. It proved to be quite lively and thought provoking to us and we thought we...
View Article5 Gay Men Trapped by Angry Mob in Jamaica
The fear of homosexuality and perceived contagiousness as well as communicability resulted in five (5) homosexual men being trapped and barricaded by an angry anti-gay lynch mob at their home....
View ArticleCrime of Perception – Irate Jamaicans Mob Two Men (Video)
Yet again another reported mobbing of “Alleged Homosexuals” in Jamaica. This time it’s in the small town of Old Harbour, St. Catherine where the Police Station was the site of major commotion as...
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LGBT Jamaicans Stand Against Violence
Recently Jamaican LGBT News asked what Jamaica activists were doing to protest against the recent, mobbing and murders, and crimes against LGBT Jamaicans. As it turns out, they were planning to take...
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New York Gay Rights Group Protest Against Jamaican Government
Over 10 gays have been attacked in the past two months • Government refuses implement measures to protect members of the LGBT community in Jamaica The Jamaica Anti-Homophobia Stand, a New York based...
View ArticleCelebrate International Day for Tolerance With Us
JAMAICA’S FIRST ORGANIZATION FORMED SOLELY TO TACKLE THE ISSUE OF DISCRIMINATION AND STIGMA INVITES JAMAICANS TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR TOLERANCE. Today is the International Day for...
View ArticleGruesome Remains Young Man Found in his Backyard
The gruesome remains of a young man were found in his back yard on Wednesday, March 18 2015. Though we have yet establish his identity, sources say the young man was killed and beheaded in relation to...
View ArticleBody of Missing Man Found
The body of a young man was found near Tivoli this morning after a number of people reported smelling a foul odour coming from nearby bushes. The remains were identified as those of “Bellyman” from an...
View ArticleHomophobia Kills in Jamaica and Here is Proof
A young man by the name of Orain died as a result of homophobia in Jamaica on April 1, 2015. It has been reported that after hearing about a “gay man who was found dead in bushes”, four men were on...
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Mob Attack Leaves one Young Man in Critical Condition
A brutal mob attack has left one young man in critical condition, with a punctured lung and constant brain swelling. The incident took place on Saturday, October 24, 2015 after two cars reportedly...
View ArticleA Message To My Transgender Family by Tasheka Lavann
This LGBT Feature by Tasheka Lavann continues to celebrate Transgender Awareness Week. Lavann discusses the relevance of Transgender Persons as part of a larger conversation in Jamaica, Caribbean, and...
View ArticleGay Rights Activist Challenges The Buggery Law in Jamaica on Human Rights Day
On December 10, International Human Rights Day, a new constitutional challenge to the Jamaican anti-sodomy law will be launched in Kingston. This outdated holdover from the British colonial era is a...
View ArticleJamaican Politicians Who Do not Support Gay Rights – #1 Pearnel Charles
Pearnel Charles told Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters at a rally in St. Ann that Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller was only trying to get votes when she pledged in 2011 to bring the buggery...
View ArticleSupporting Corporal Punishment is Like Paying Teachers to Beat our Children.
I am indeed saddened by the irresponsible utterances made by the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s current President which encourages violence against children as a hallmark of the teaching profession....
View ArticleTivoli, Tivoli, Part 2 …aka Ebony Patterson, the Blinged-out Coffins and...
Remember when Ebony Patterson loud up di ting? Still on the aftermath of the 2010 Tivioli Incursion, not many people would envision using Jamaica Carnival as a platform for espousing the atrocities of...
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ADVERSITY BUILT RYAN …aka How one Albino Teen’s Story Can Teach the World an...
Young Leader. Artistic. Christian. Determined. Enthusiastic. Self-Motivated. Dedicated. Role Model. These are a few descriptors applied to the 19 year old overachiever Ryan Scott from his...
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Pearls Among Stones …aka A Young Poet’s Triumph over Jamaica’s Normalized...
Her name is Christena AV Williams. We’ve never met physically, but we’ve met through her work. She is an award-winning young Jamaican poet who, like all of us, has a unique life story. However, quite...
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DEAF NOT DUMB …aka Time For Jamaica’s Deaf Community To Join The Conversation
“My experience with the Jamaican education system as a Deaf Jamaican has not been a good one,” notes Shana-Kay Goodman. She is an outspoken colleague of mine. We work alongside each other as part of a...
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