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Top cop disowns police comment tying gays to crime

logointern1 — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:40:29 +0000

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica’s police force rejects a statement made by a senior police commander portraying homosexuals as the primary organizers of lottery scams, the Caribbean’s island’s(...)

Study: Views on gay marriage in the Americas

logointern1 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:00:07 +0000

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner signed Argentina’s gay marriage bill into law on Wednesday. It is the first Latin American nation to legalize gay marriage, and joins Canada as the(...)

Staceyann Chin speaks out against Buju Banton Grammy nomination

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:01:09 +0000

From GLAAD:

(New York) The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, today(...)

Police: Buju Banton negotiated Fla. cocaine deal

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:56:11 +0000

(Miami) Federal authorities say anti-gay, Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton attempted to buy cocaine from an undercover officer in Florida.

Banton, whose real name is Mark Anthony Myrie, has been(...)

Gays live – and die – in fear in Jamaica

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:21:00 +0000

(Kingston, Jamaica) Even now, about three years after a near-fatal gay bashing, Sherman gets jittery at dusk. On bad days, his blood quickens, his eyes dart, and he seeks refuge indoors.

A group(...)

Jamaican woman asks not to be deported due to her sexuality

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:00:51 +0000

(United Kingdom) A Jamaican woman is asking the British immigration department to not deport her back to Jamaica because she is a lesbian. The woman has been convicted for dealing in illegal(...)

Jamaican gays warn against US boycott

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:23:08 +0000

(Kingston) Jamaica’s largest LGBT civil rights group is asking American gays to reject a boycott of Jamaica and Jamaican products.

US rights group TruthWinsOut, founded by 365gay columnist Wayne(...)

Poll: 70 Percent In Jamaica Oppose Any Rights For Gays

logointern1 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:00:26 +0000

(Kingston) There is little chance laws against homosexuality will be repealed in Jamaica if a public opinion poll released Friday is any indication. The survey found that 70 percent of Jamaicans do not believe gays and lesbians should have any civil rights. The poll, taken for the Jamaican Gleaner newspaper, found women slightly more receptive [...]