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Related: About this forumJamaica to hold its first gay pride celebration in the island’s capital
Source: Associated Press
Jamaica to hold its first gay pride celebration in the islands capital
Associated Press in Kingston, Jamaica
Tuesday 4 August 2015 21.22 BST
Jamaicas LGBT community is holding its first gay pride celebration in the islands capital, a weeklong event that was previously almost unthinkable in a Caribbean country long described as the one of the globes most hostile places to homosexuality.
Events in Kingston have included a flash mob gathering in a park, an art exhibit and performances featuring songs and poems by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Jamaicans.
Jamaican gay rights activists said Tuesday the peaceful events are a clear sign that tolerance for LGBT people is expanding on the island even though stigma is common and longstanding laws criminalizing sex between men remain on the books.
I think we will look back on this and see it as a turning point because many persons thought that it would never actually happen, said Latoya Nugent of the Jamaica Forum of Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays, or J-FLAG, the rights group that organized the event.
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Associated Press in Kingston, Jamaica
Tuesday 4 August 2015 21.22 BST
Jamaicas LGBT community is holding its first gay pride celebration in the islands capital, a weeklong event that was previously almost unthinkable in a Caribbean country long described as the one of the globes most hostile places to homosexuality.
Events in Kingston have included a flash mob gathering in a park, an art exhibit and performances featuring songs and poems by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Jamaicans.
Jamaican gay rights activists said Tuesday the peaceful events are a clear sign that tolerance for LGBT people is expanding on the island even though stigma is common and longstanding laws criminalizing sex between men remain on the books.
I think we will look back on this and see it as a turning point because many persons thought that it would never actually happen, said Latoya Nugent of the Jamaica Forum of Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays, or J-FLAG, the rights group that organized the event.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/04/jamaica-first-gay-pride-celebration
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Jamaica to hold its first gay pride celebration in the island’s capital (Original Post)
Eugene
Aug 2015
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shenmue
(38,506 posts)1. I am hoping
it is safe.
pinto
(106,886 posts)2. I wish them all the best. And the opportunity to stay safe and sound and out.
We've all heard of anti-gay conditions in Jamaica. I hope this marks a change as Ms. Nugent mentions.
Behind the Aegis
(54,051 posts)3. May it be safe and joyous.
Welcome to the 21st century! At least this is a step in the correct direction.