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Category Archives: Americas
Signs of Caribbean progress for Catholics, LGBT rights
Congrats to the new Dominican LGBT group Minority Rights Dominica (MiriDom) and their leader, Daryl Philip, for continuing a robust discussion on human rights for LGBT on the island. Some may remember that Dominica made the headlines when two gay … Continue reading
Catholic bishop in Dominica: End anti-homosexuality laws
Bishop Gabriel Malzaire, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Dominica, has called for the elimination of criminal penalties for homosexuality and an end to “all forms of violence” against LGBT people. Malzaire’s position, he stated in a Dominica … Continue reading
Jamaican TV stations due in court for nixing LGBT ad
This just in from human rights lawyer Maurice Tomlinson: On May 27-31, 2013, AIDS-Free World will take on Jamaican TV stations in court over their refusal to air a public service announcement advocating dignity and respect for LGBT people. When … Continue reading
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Tagged AIDS-Free World, Jamaica, Maurice Tomlinson
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LGBT rights video: U.S. fundamentalist vs. African mom
‘Faceoff’ The newly launched video “Faceoff over homosexuality” presents performances depicting the contrasting attitudes of a white American fundamentalist preacher and an African mother whose son is gay. The video, produced by the activist media organization Global Dialogues with support from … Continue reading
Clergy dispute death threats against Belize activist
Clergy from two of Belize’s major denominations took different approaches to reports of violence and threats of violence received by Caleb Orozco, the LGBT rights activist who is challenging the nation’s sodomy law in court. The Anglican bishop reiterated his … Continue reading
Guyana suit seeks to end anti-transgender ‘dress code’
Guyana is the only South American country with a law against homosexual activity. Last week, a court hearing was scheduled on a lawsuit by transgender people seeking relief from a related Guyanan law against men dressing as women. “All the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cross-dressing, Guyana, Kaieteur News, Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination
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Final arguments in Belize sodomy case
It’s Day 4 of the constitutional challenge against the Belize sodomy law, Section 53, brought by Caleb Orozco, leader of the United Belize Advocacy Movement (Unibam). Asa DeMatteo, a clinical psychologist living with his same-sex spouse in San Francisco, is … Continue reading
Day 3: Defenders of Belize sodomy law
It’s Day 3 of the constitutional challenge against the Belize sodomy law, Section 53, brought by Caleb Orozco, leader of the United Belize Advocacy Movement (Unibam). Asa DeMatteo, a clinical psychologist living with his same-sex spouse in San Francisco, is … Continue reading
Catholic Church now supports sodomy laws?
In this article, LGBT rights activist Maurice Tomlinson discusses the changing position of the Roman Catholic Church about sodomy laws, specifically as it relates to the ongoing constitutional challenge to the Belize sodomy law by Caleb Orozco, leader of the … Continue reading
Belize sodomy law on trial, Day 2
It’s Day 2 of the constitutional challenge against the Belize sodomy law, Section 53, brought by Caleb Orozco, leader of the United Belize Advocacy Movement (Unibam). Asa DeMatteo, a clinical psychologist living with his same-sex spouse in San Francisco, is … Continue reading
