Coming Sunday: Online panel about overturning Caribbean anti-gay laws
An online panel discussion about lawsuits seeking to overturn six Caribbean nations’ anti-LGBT laws is scheduled for Sunday,…
Only 72 nations still cling to their anti-gay laws
Slowly, slowly, nations are giving up the idea that they should make it a crime to love someone…
Activist is upbeat even as Trinidad rejects same-sex protections
LGBTQI+ activist Jason Jones isn’t upset by the Trinidad Senate’s refusal to amend its Domestic Violence Bill to…
The U.S. Supreme Court, LGBT rights and my Jamaica
Yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision on LGBT rights will help LGBT Jamaicans in their struggle for recognition of…
Trinidad welcomes lesbian couple’s ‘miracle’ baby
Trinidadians are celebrating the birth of a baby daughter to a local lesbian couple. That’s a big change…
Gay man challenges Dominica’s anti-LGBT laws
A newly filed lawsuit seeks to overturn Dominica’s anti-gay law, building on the global push for decriminalisation of…
Hopeful signs for LGBT people in the Caribbean
In the Caribbean, homophobia remains a problem, but LGBT people are seeing increased signs of public acceptance, including…
Caribbean cricket lesson: ‘Nothing wrong with being gay’
In the Caribbean, anti-gay slurs are less acceptable than they used to be. A star West Indies cricketer…
Tally of nations with anti-gay laws drops to 73
Gay sex is much less widely criminalized than in the past. Back in 2006, 92 countries had anti-gay…
2018: Great progress toward gay rights; much work lies ahead
Now is a time to celebrate the great strides the world has taken this year toward universal recognition…