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…
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…
Jamaican vote on sodomy law? Get out of gays’ bedrooms!
Cowardly. Ridiculous. Perverse. That’s how gay rights activist Maurice Tomlinson describes a Jamaican parliamentary committee and its recommendation…
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…