I don’t know about you, but we sure as hell didn’t see this coming, but we are so here for it. The Canadian Jamaican Dancehall artist Lexxicon dropped the mic with this unapologetic, single “Batty Man Party.” Watch it below. After we watched it, twice we passed on the link…
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Jerrie Johnson, star of the Harlem TV show, gets engaged in Jamaica
At a private villa in Montego Bay, Jamaica Jerrie Johnson who plays the character Tye Reynolds on the American comedy television series recently announced her engagement on Instagram to Creative Producer Dria Brown. Through stunning photos on her Instagram, Jerrie showed how she popped the question to her Lady love,…
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Founder of pioneering Halo popup bar and party series launches HaloXP.
Ingrid Andrena Founder of Halo, the Jamaican queer party series and weekend popup bar returns to the scene expanded with HaloXP, a curated experiences & travel concierge service for the open minded and free-spirited. Serving grown and sexy queer and open-minded folks, wellness seekers, adventurists and cultural explorers. “We are…
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Yes to that “Gimme” dance song by Sam Smith, Jessie Reyez, and Koffee.
Music Review- If you’re queer and have been looking for a Spring Break /Summer song for your party and club, Sam Smith, Jessie Reyez, and Koffee just dropped the sexy dance single “Gimme”. It’s an unexpected mashup of voices and energy and it works. It has Jamaican Reggae Star Koffee…
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Cuba allows LGTQ couples to get married and adopt in a historic decision
Voters in Cuba turned out in favor of legalizing marriage equality Sunday, following years of government oppression against the LGBTQ+ community in the Caribbean island nation. The reforms were part of a larger piece of legislation known as the ‘family code.’ In addition to allowing LGBTQ+ couples to marry, the…
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St Kitts & Nevis says Yes to Same-Sex.
The colonial-era law banning same-sex relations in Saint Kitts and Nevis has been overturned in a “landmark” ruling for the Caribbean country, the Gay Times has reported. On 29 August, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court upheld a motion by Jamal Jeffers, a gay man who challenged sections 56 and 57…
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Is this Jamaica’s first Queer Positive Reggae Music Video? It’s beautiful and brave.
Music Review: When a New York-based friend of mine sent me the link to this Mark Clennon video I was like what is this ?! The song’s called Kingston and I was expecting the typical scruffy dancehall stuff. Then I watched it and wow. It was surprising, refreshing, and needed….
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Queer Love in Color, The Book out this May !
A photographic celebration of the love and relationships of queer people of color by a New York Times multimedia journalist. While LGBTQ+ people and stories are more visible in pop culture than ever before, queer people of color–especially those in happy, loving relationships–are still largely unseen and uncentered in the media. Queer…
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Same-Sex Partnerships Now Legal in the Cayman Islands.
Governor Martyn Roper has assented to the Civil Partnership Law, making same-sex partnerships legal in the Cayman Islands. “Today we will end the discrimination being suffered by Caymanians and others on our islands whilst protecting the institution of marriage,” Roper said in a statement Friday. “This action does not alter or undermine…
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Jamaican LGBTQ Film that centers Politics, Love, and Power themes, Debuts at Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival.
Newly-married Aria Sawyer is a charismatic and attractive young woman who is after one thing – a seat in Parliament – and she gets it. However, the sweet taste of victory quickly grows sour when her power-hungry husband, Dimitri, finds out about her on-and-off affair with Janelle Rose, a spunky…
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Caribbean Drag: We Have Always Been Queer
Eighteen drag artists from Caribbean backgrounds shared their perspectives on the meaning and urgency of their work with the Caribbean Equality Project. CARIBBEAN EQUALITY PROJECT The Global North often imagines — and continues to position — the Caribbean as an ongoing site of queer death, violence, and impossibility. Legacies of…
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Queer Caribbeans of NYC | Stonewall 50, the first-ever multimedia retrospective now online
Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning has partnered with Caribbean Equality Project to present a digital version of Queer Caribbeans of NYC | Stonewall 50, the first-ever multimedia retrospective showcase of the racial and cultural intersections of Caribbean LGBTQ rights activists. The exhibition contributes to New York City’s immigrant history by…
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Kamala Harris’ new chief of staff is proud Black Haitian lesbian and trailblazing political heavyweight Karine Jean-Pierre
Kamala Harris’ chief of staff Jean-Pierre makes history ass the first Black WOmen to hold such a position and brings her powerful LGBT+ advocacy as she is also an out, gay woman! Jean-Pierre is a Haitian-American political campaigner, activist, and lecturer who has worked on presidential campaigns for John Edwards,…
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Gay Jamaican Competitive Swimmer Michael Gunning wants to be a positive gay role model.
In an Instagram post on Athlete.and.Out, an Instagram channel that celebrates Gay & Lesbian athletes, Michael Gunning a competitive swimmer, part of the Jamaican national team, is aspiring to participate in Tokyo 2021. The London-based athlete and TV personality’s goal is to improve the perception of gay people in Jamaica…
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Domestic Partnership Bill moves forward in the Cayman Islands
“Just came out of a very productive meeting with the Cayman Islands Government to discuss the proposed Domestic Partnership Bill,” said Billie Bryan, the founder of LGBTQ advocacy campaign, Colours Cayman, in a Facebook post that appeared alongside a happy selfie with legal counsel, Leonardo Raznovich, yesterday. The Domestic Partnerships Bill 2020, which provides for the…