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Jamaica Gay Rights

Leaving Hell

Saddique Elliott | Posted 05.03.2013 | Gay Voices
Saddique Elliott

"Who am I?" This is a question that the past me could never answer. For anyone living in homophobic hell, aka Jamaica, it is hard to physically, verbally or mentally express, "I am gay." Jamaicans, for no apparent reason, or because of their "Christian values," shun homosexuality.

Is This 'Harlem Shake' Video Anti-Gay?

Posted 03.10.2013 | Gay Voices

The "Harlem Shake" phenomenon continues at full-force across the globe, but one of the latest videos to emerge from the trend is downright disturbing....

Diana King on Jamaican Homophobia and Coming Out

Reggie Cameron | Posted 05.07.2013 | Gay Voices
Reggie Cameron

Diana King, the Jamaican born "reggae-fusion" singer-songwriter, revealed that she was a lesbian in a lengthy Facebook post last June. Today, she chats about what motivated her very personal admission and the results of her announcement.

Why This Gay Man Is Determined To Challenge Jamaica's Anti-Sodomy Laws

Posted 02.13.2013 | Gay Voices

A gay Jamaican man is planning to "aggressively agitate for change" to his country's anti-sodomy law after allegedly being kicked out of his home beca...

WATCH: Jamaican Video Campaign Against Anti-Gay Discrimination

Posted 01.18.2013 | Gay Voices

The Jamaican Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG) has launched a poignant new video campaign in hopes of combatting local anti-gay sentim...

#MotherRockingMiracles

Staceyann Chin | Posted 09.05.2012 | Gay Voices
Staceyann Chin

Two miracles were happening: 1) The child inside my uterus, the one who had threatened miscarriage more times than I can count, was finally on the way; and 2) Jamaica's highest office was publicly taking a human-rights stance in support of its LGBT community.