Security risks force cancellation of Montego Bay Pride
The organizers of Montego Bay Pride in Jamaica have canceled plans for what would have been their fifth…
Censorship in Jamaica could lead to a lawsuit
The mayor of Montego Bay in Jamaica has risked a lawsuit by blocking a public forum on whether…
Jamaica: Don’t block our discussion of same-sex marriage
The mayor of Montego Bay in Jamaica is trying to censor talk about same-sex marriage. That’s ridiculous.
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…
How to fight homophobia: A partial success story from Jamaica
Montego Bay Pride demonstrated how to fight homophobia through public service. In painting a local hospital, LGBT volunteers…
Thriving Montego Bay Pride boosts LGBT+ acceptance
As Montego Bay Pride has grown in ambition, in attendance, and in international support, it has remained violence-free…
LGBT Jamaicans paint their way closer to local police
“LGBT community members in Jamaica refuse to be victims. We are actively engaged in our own liberation,” says…
Jamaica: Pride is a living legacy of the LGBTI movement
“Pride plays an integral role in our survival as a community,” says Roy Powell, one of the coordinators…
Jamaica-bound: Defying the odds with Pride
By G. Wright Muir I had no idea what to expect when my girlfriend and I flew in…
Montego Bay Pride: Break 'the mental chains' imposed on us
Why attend Pride in Montego Bay? “I pride to be free from the societal norms and mental…