Maurice Tomlinson

Maurice Tomlinson of Jamaica and Canada has been involved in HIV and AIDS and LGBTI rights activism in the Caribbean for over 15 years. An attorney-at-law, he leads and supports legal challenges seeking the repeal of the region's homophobic laws. Contact him by email via 76crimes (at) gmail.com.

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Regional human rights body accepts challenge to Jamaican ban on marriage equality
If airlines want to be LGBT allies, should they stop flying to Jamaica?
Jamaica keeps denying LGBT rights even after being ordered to shape up
Dominican Anglican church goes rogue on gay rights
Forgive Pope Benedict? No!
Tom Decker (left) and his husband Maurice Tomlinson
Jamaica: Tiny victory in 7-year quest to make a kiss legal
Can Jamaicans’ anti-LGBT attitudes shift as Americans’ did?
It’s crucial to remember the U.S. origin of Ghana’s deadly anti-LGBT bill
Sex trafficking of boys contributed to Taliban victory in Afghanistan
Reminiscence: A decade of gay love and learning
Carmen Tomlinson with her son, Maurice (Photo courtesy of Maurice Tomlinson)
Maurice Tomlinson: My mother’s queer love
Why are Jamaican Christians so fascinated by what happens in my bedroom?
Catholics’ anti-LGBT rhetoric has fatal consequences
Dominica: Churches again use delay tactics to defend anti-sodomy law
Three betrayals by three powerful Caribbean women
Coming Sunday: Online panel about overturning Caribbean anti-gay laws