Jamaica

Gay Man’s House Torched After He is Murdered in Jamaica: VIDEO

Andy Towle September 5, 2013

A gay man was murdered in Jamaica late last month.Jamaican LGBT News writes:Watch as a resident and news reporters try to allude to, but not confirm … [Read more...] about Gay Man’s House Torched After He is Murdered in Jamaica: VIDEO

RJ Aguiar August 30, 2013

Fierce homophobia and anti-gay violence have been on the rise in Jamaica. With multiple instances of murder and anti-gay mob violence making their way … [Read more...] about Two More ‘Alleged’ Gay Men Mobbed In Jamaica: VIDEO

Jacob Combs August 28, 2013

Disturbing news out of Jamaica, where 41-year-old Dean Moriah was reportedly found dead in his home early this morning with stab wounds after his car … [Read more...] about Jamaican Gay Man Found Murdered, Continuing a Disturbing Trend

Andy Towle August 26, 2013

Jamaican LGBT News posts this news clip to its YouTube page about a group of five gay men trapped and barricaded by a mob at their home late last … [Read more...] about Five Gay Men Trapped by Angry Mob in Jamaica: VIDEO

Garth Greenwell July 27, 2013

BY GARTH GREENWELL I was already deep into this essential collection of impassioned, incendiary essays when I read of the most recent instance of … [Read more...] about Thomas Glave’s ‘Among the Bloodpeople: Politics and Flesh’: Book Review

RJ Aguiar July 25, 2013

While the straight community may see Jamaica as a more relaxed, easygoing nation, yet another anti-gay hate crime has helped cement the country's … [Read more...] about Gender-Nonconforming Teen Brutally Murdered In Jamaica

Andy Towle March 10, 2013

'Harlem Shake' videos are supposed to be all about fun. But this one is about imprisoning gay people.The Love March Movement, which describes … [Read more...] about Is This the Most Homophobic ‘Harlem Shake’ Video of All Time?

Andy Towle February 20, 2013

UPDATE: Posted this earlier this month (Feb 1) but thought I'd repost because the filmmakers have received an important boost and these … [Read more...] about Documentary Explores Dangerous World for Gays in Jamaica: VIDEO

Andy Towle January 18, 2013

Via Andrés Duque at Blabbeando comes a powerful new video campaign from J-FLAG (Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays) to fight homophobia … [Read more...] about Prominent Jamaicans Speak Out Against Homophobia in Powerful New Video Campaign: WATCH

Andrew Belonsky November 2, 2012

Here's a Jamaican Horror Story all too familiar: Two unidentified men were caught having sex at University of Technology Jamaica last night and were … [Read more...] about Gay Man Beaten By Guards, Mob At Jamaica University: VIDEO