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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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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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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Caribbean lawsuit challenges St. Vincent’s anti-gay law
The Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is the focus for the latest in a continuing series of legal challenges to anti-gay laws inherited from the region’s colonial past. St. Vincent anti-gay law challenged Two gay men filed court proceedings to challenge St Vincent and the Grenadines’…
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Barbados Govt given three months to answer challenge to anti-same sex laws
The western hemisphere’s human rights tribunal has given Barbados three months to answer a petition to have its laws against same-sex intimacy struck down. The challenge to the laws, filed by a trans woman, Alexa Hoffmann, and two other Barbadians, a lesbian and a gay man, has been reviewed by…
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Gay man challenges Dominica’s anti-LGBT laws
A newly filed lawsuit seeks to overturn Dominica’s anti-gay law, building on the global push for decriminalisation of LGBT people. If successful, the suit will eliminate one of the last remaining anti-sodomy laws in the Western Hemisphere. A gay man, who must remain anonymous for his own protection, has today…
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Trinidadian LGBT activist makes history
TRINIDAD-BORN gay rights activist Jason Jones is carded to speak about his legal battle against laws against homosexuality in Trinidad and Tobago in the Parliament of the United Kingdom today. ‘It is an historic moment for me in my 30-year history as an LGBTQ activist and is the first time…
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Didi Winston recognized as ‘icon’ in Barbados LGBT community
Prominent figure within the local LGBT community, Didi Winston, was honoured with the 2019 LGBTQ+ Visibility Award over the weekend at the Pride Parade. The Parade was staged in Bridgetown for the second consecutive year and was supported by approximately 200 members of the community and allies. The award was presented by the Barbados…
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Jamaica Growing More Tolerance Towards LGBT Community, Survey Shows – Westmoreland Ranked Most Tolerant Parish
Tolerance of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender, LGBT, community is on the rise in Jamaica. That’s according to a survey commissioned by the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexual and Gays, J-FLAG. The survey, which was done last December, found 25% of Jamaicans to be tolerant to the LGBT community….
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Jamaica among 71 nations to face US pressure over anti-gay laws – report
Although Iran is its main target, Jamaica could be among 71 countries that will come under increasing pressure from the Trump administration over their anti-gay stance, according to international media reports. While gays and lesbians face the risk of a death sentence in countries like Iran, an arch enemy of…
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‘Gay Tourists Welcome’ – JTB Head Says Perception About Jamaica Being Hostile Is Wrong
Director of Tourism Donovan White was at pains to reassure a Canada-based reporter that Jamaicans harboured no open hostility towards gay visitors during a press conference at Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Montego Bay last week. Michael Pihach, who was on his first trip to Jamaica, had asked White about measures the…
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A ‘Frolicking’ Floor Show
Havana, Cuba Travel expert Connor Gorry describes the Fashion Bar Havana as a “frolicking good time” where “queer class meets camp”! Times are certainly changing in Cuba. With this being Cuba’s first drag bar delivering such fun shows with gorgeous mix performers, it’s best to make reservations to secure your…