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Tag Archives: Jamaica
Jamaica: Archbishop ducks question on sodomy law
Several of Jamaica’s churches have voiced very vocal opposition to the case brought by Javed Jaghai challenging the country’s 1864 anti-sodomy law. These churches have also planned island-wide anti-gay demonstrations for Sunday, June 23, in advance of the first hearing … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, Faith and religion
Tagged Catholic Church, Charles Dufour, Holy See, Jamaica, Javed Jaghai, Maurice Tomlinson, Silvano Tomasi, Sodomy law, Vatican
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Jamaica: Christians as victims if no law to imprison gays?
Anti-gay church leaders in Jamaica claim they will be the victims if Jamaican courts overturn the law that provides for up to 10 years in prison for male-male sexual relations. In promoting an anti-gay march on June 23, they imagine … Continue reading
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Tagged AIDS-Free World, Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms, Jamaica, Sodomy law
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Jamaica: Evicted, gay man aims to overturn buggery law
Last year, Javed Jaghai, a young gay Jamaican, was evicted from his home by his landlady when she discovered his sexual orientation. The landlady alleged that Javed’s homosexuality meant that he would be engaging in an illegal activity on the … Continue reading
Jamaica: Vote coming soon on repeal of anti-gay law
The Jamaican parliament will soon be asked to vote on whether the country’s law against male-male sexual relations should be repealed, according to an official in the prime minister’s office. Sen. Sandrea Falconer, the government’s minister without portfolio who has … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, Anti-LGBT laws and legislation
Tagged Buggery law, Jamaica, Javed Jaghai, Portia Simpson-Miller
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Caribbean fight to end 2 countries’ ban on gay travel
As some of you may know, the immigration acts of Belize and Trinidad and Tobago legally bar the entry of homosexuals, the disabled and other marginalized groups from visiting those countries. As an HIV and AIDS organization, we at AIDS-Free … Continue reading
Jamaica: Straights are still kings of crime, not gays
A response to the Jamaica Observer’s June 3 article “Unruly gays back with a vengeance,” which describes a group of homeless men who have taken over an otherwise abandoned house in an affluent neighborhood: The Jamaica Observer’s desperate desire to … Continue reading
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Tagged Jamaica, Jamaica Observer, Maurice Tomlinson, `
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Jamaican press thinks LGBT activists control all gays?
On multiple occasions I have written to the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) to ask them to rein in and condemn the blatantly homophobic characterization of homosexuals by the Jamaica Observer newspaper. I have NEVER received so much an acknowledgment … Continue reading
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Tagged Gleaner, J-FLAG, Jamaica, Jamaica Observer, Maurice Tomlinson, PAJ, Press Association, Press Association of Jamaica
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Jamaican TV: Why we reject LGBT tolerance ad
Attorneys for Jamaican television stations argued on May 28 and 29 that their clients had the right to reject an ad promoting tolerance of gay people in Jamaica. The TV stations are defending themselves against a lawsuit by activist attorney … Continue reading
Jamaican lawsuit seeks OK for gay respect TV ad
‘As a Jamaican, I respect you and I love you.’ Court action got under way yesterday, May 27, in the lawsuit by gay activist attorney Maurice Tomlinson against Jamaican television stations for refusing to air the 30-second advertisement “Love and … Continue reading
Our world today: Jail for love notes, but death threats are OK?
“You can end up behind bars for sending a message of love, but the authorities look the other way when someone threatens to kill children.” Boris O. Dittrich, the advocacy director for the LGBT rights program at Human Rights Watch, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boris Dittrich, Cameroon, HRW, Human Rights Watch, IDAHO, IDAHOT, International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia, Jamaica, Kuwait, Malaysia, Russia, Uganda, Ukraine
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