As racist statues fall, anti-LGBT laws must go too
Black liberation must include Queers, says Jamaican-Canadian LGBT rights activist Maurice Tomlinson.
Decriminalization or marriage, where should Caribbean LGBT people focus?
Campaigning for same-sex marriage could lead to the breakthrough that Caribbean LGBT people need, Jamaican/Canadian LGBT rights activist…
Commentary: See how Jamaican law on same-sex marriage afflicts 4 couples
Fleeing the country to elude a contract killer. Worrying about insurance and inheritance. Seeking to adopt, but barred…
‘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.
Jamaica: Important milestone for Montego Bay Pride
Montego Bay Pride, the Jamaican organization advocating for LGBTI rights since 2015, has won official government registration, which…
Jamaica commentary: Denial of same-sex marriage denies human rights
Jamaica ignores human rights in its rejection of same-sex marriage, says Jamaican-Canadian activist Maurice Tomlinson, who has challenged…
Homophobic attack by guards at upscale Jamaica hotel
Security guards at a popular upscale hotel in Kingston, Jamaica, launched an attack last week on gay men…
Jamaica: Price rise puts an end to Montego Bay dispute
A $100,000 increase in the rental rate for the Montego Bay Cultural Center has led Montego Bay Pride…
Jamaica’s straight political hypocrisy raises a ‘fishy stink’
COMMENTARY: It’s time for Jamaican politicians to stop spreading the toxic disease of homophobia by labeling political opponents…
Same-sex marriage: International acceptance vs. Caribbean repression
International acceptance of same-sex marriage poses a strong and welcome challenge to the repressive status quo in many…