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,…
‘Social distancing’ is how LGBT people have always had to live
Social distancing has been a way of life for LGBT people long before Covid-19.
Challenge to Jamaica’s anti-sodomy law gets a warm reception
A legal challenge to Jamaica’s anti-sodomy law met with an encouraging reception last week at the Inter-American Commission…
Rainbow Caribbean site focuses on LGBTQ rights
Caribbean LGBTQ rights activists announce Rainbow Caribbean, a Facebook page devoted to news articles, videos, features and commentaries…
2 gay men, 2 countries, 2 lawsuits, 1 goal
Commentary: Two gay men from Jamaica and Dominica share not only vivid, soul-crushing experiences but also a resolve…
Survivor of Jamaican hostility, I work to legalize our loves
Risk of imprisonment. Death threats. Blackmail. Contempt from police. AIDS. Jamaican/Canadian activist lawyer Maurice Tomlinson tells why he…
Lawsuit aims to overturn Dominica’s anti-gay laws
The Caribbean island nation of Dominica will soon become the region’s third country facing a lawsuit over its…
Barbados: No jail time for violent attack on trans activist
The Barbados man who attacked trans activist Alexa Hoffman with a meat cleaver was ordered yesterday to pay…
Courts skew the case against Jamaican anti-sodomy law
Ten religious groups have legal standing to oppose a challenge to Jamaica’s anti-sodomy law, but the official Jamaican…
Goal of diaspora fund drive: LGBTQI rights in the Caribbean
The new Caribbean Can Rainbow Fund has been established to allow members of the Caribbean diaspora community and…