New, gay-friendly faces of Jamaican dancehall music
Jamaica’s LGBTQ+ community is enjoying growing support from formerly homophobic dancehall artists, at least from the genre’s female…
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…
Jamaican newspaper backs bid for same-sex marriage
The large and influential Jamaican Gleaner newspaper has endorsed activist Maurice Tomlinson’s appeal to an international human rights…
3,000-person Montego Bay Pride will showcase LGBT+ resilience
This year’s Montego Bay Pride will showcase the pride and resilience of Jamaica’s LGBT+ community in the face…
Activist petitions for right to same-sex marriage in Jamaica
Because it does not allow same-sex marriage, Jamaica’s Constitution is in violation of a human-rights treaty that the…
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…
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…
West Indies: Christian leader opposes anti-gay laws; you can help
You can help amplify the voice of an increasingly prominent Christian leader speaking out against Caribbean nations’ anti-gay…
Jamaica to gay tourists: I want you
Jamaica refuses to repeal its anti-gay law, but doesn’t want to scare away gay tourists. A cartoon in…
Human rights watchdog fights anti-gay abuses in the Americas
LGBTI citizens of Jamaica, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Venezuela and elsewhere have been beneficiaries of the work of…