Yvonne McCalla-Sobers

OK to block TV tolerance ad? Jamaican court will decide

admin76crimes / February 2, 2016

The Jamaican Court of Appeal is in the midst of hearings on whether TV stations that serve the…

admin76crimes / October 27, 2015

Unqualified success: Montego Bay Pride, Jamaica, Oct. 25, 2015 We are deliriously happy to report that Montego Bay…

admin76crimes / January 6, 2015

Jamaican activists who balk at the idea of forcing LGBT youths to live on the streets are trying…

admin76crimes / April 21, 2014

From Jamaica, activist Yvonne McCalla-Sobers reports on Sunday’s Easter dinner, made by LGBT youth supporter Nevin Powell, who…

admin76crimes / April 17, 2014

Edited by Denis LeBlanc The Jamaican Minister of Youth and Culture the Hon. Lisa Hanna announced on April…

admin76crimes / April 8, 2014

A Jamaican activist reports: Matthew Shepard’s parents to speak in Jamaica Judy and Dennis Shepard, the parents of…

admin76crimes / March 31, 2014

Yvonne McCalla-Sobers reports from Jamaica: Defying court order, Jamaican police again evict homeless LGBT youth from sewers, give…

admin76crimes / March 15, 2014

This account is from Jamaican activist Yvonne McCalla-Sobers, who is chair of Dwayne’s House, the initiative seeking to…

admin76crimes / March 11, 2014

A Jamaican LGBT rights activist writes: Homeless LGBT Jamaican youth have been living in the sewers of the…

admin76crimes / March 9, 2014

A New Kingston court ruling is the latest news for LGBT youths in Jamaica, who have been thrown…