English-speaking Caribbean lags its neighbors on LGBT rights
Seven English-speaking island nations in the Caribbean cling to their homophobic past, creating misery for their LGBT citizens.
LGBTQI coalition gears up in eastern Caribbean
A new coalition of LGBTQI organizations in the eastern Caribbean is setting its sights on improving the lives…
Caribbean nations inch their way toward LGBTI rights
Several Caribbean countries with laws against same-sex intimacy are at least discussing the possibility of repealing them. In…
Commonwealth: Maybe talk about LGBTI rights in 2018?
Commonwealth nations have been unwilling to talk formally about dropping the anti-LGBT laws that remain on the books…
Lawyers, activists target anti-LGBT bias in Caribbean
Attorneys and activists met this week in Grenada to discuss strategy for litigation and advocacy seeking an end…
Dominica leader: No enforcement of anti-gay law
Dominica does not enforce its law against homosexual activity, at least in private homes, and has no plans…
IDAHOT anti-hate campaign: Even in 20 anti-gay nations
LGBT rights activists and supporters — even those in 20 nations where homosexuality is illegal — will celebrate…
Letter to Pope: Halt church support of anti-gay violence
Human Rights Watch has challenged Pope Francis to speak more directly in opposition to violence and discrimination against…
Impoverished, Jamaica still rejects gay tourism dollars
Jamaica was recently selected to chair the United Nations World Tourism Organization. Ironically, our homophobic laws and practices…
Caribbean overview: LGBT rights vs. anti-gay status quo
The Trinidad newspaper Newsday provides these overviews of anti-gay protests, recent anti-gay violence, and gay-rights activism in Caribbean…