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…
Anti-LGBT Jamaicans: ‘Battyman and lesbian must dead’
In Jamaica, violence and continual death threats have put the lives of two friends at risk. This is…
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…
Montego Bay Pride: 'We won't be in hiding any more'
Pride celebrations demonstrate the strength of LGBTQI Jamaicans and tell “our adversaries in this country … that ……
Jamaica celebrates twice: Pride, then more Pride
“Jamaica needs more Pride, more often,” says Khavor Demario Brown, co-organizer of Montego Bay Pride 2017. His comments…
A reason for Montego Bay Pride: Murder of trans youth
Dwayne Jones was a young trans youth living in my hometown of Montego Bay, Jamaica. “Mo. Bay,” as…