Articles Tagged “Damian Lugo”
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GAY IN THE CARIBBEAN: Denise concludes her reflections of fleeing Trinidad for happiness in NYC. (PHOTOS)
On the evening of Tuesday March 23rd, 2004, with one suitcase, $75 US dollars in my pocket and determination on my my mind, I boarded my flight and headed to the United States of America. As the aircraft taxied down the runway and its speed picked up, a thousand images flashed before my eyes. I [...]
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GAY IN THE CARIBBEAN: Denise continues her story of abuse, hatred & beatings for being different. (Part 5)
Last week I began to share my personal journey with you and as promised this week I shall continue to let you into my personal world. One of the ways I was able to cope (with the abuse) was by answering to the names they called me. I figured, if they called me hen I [...]
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GAY IN THE CARIBBEAN: “Denise” confides on being abused as a child by MALE relatives! (Part 4)
In last week column, I indicated that I would deal with the church’s position on homosexuality in Caribbean countries but instead, I want to get a little more personal with you, my readers. I want you to see me, through my world. It’s not a cut and dry clear mirror, but after reading, I trust [...]
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GAY IN THE CARIBBEAN: Women Who Unknowingly Sleep With Gay & Bi-Sexual Men (Part 3)
The Oxford dictionary’s definition of is Bisexual – Attracted to the same both sexes. In the mid seventies, what was coined as a sexual revolution began, actually began in the latter part of the sixites with the hippy movement but gained momentum in the mid seventies. With the onset of the Stonewall Riots, which signaled [...]
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GAY IN THE CARIBBEAN: “Denise” talks being gay and being violently beaten!!! *GRAPHIC* (Part 2)
As congratulations poured in over the past few days from friends and well wishers wishing to express how they felt about my first column, I truly felt a sense of pride that it made me even more determined to do the best that I can do and say the best that I can say in [...]
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JayBlessed.com welcomes our first Gay Writer on Gay Pride Day. Read her story inside…. (Part 1)
Every year, in New York City, on the last Sunday in June, thousands, flock to the city, and the famous Fifth Avenue, and the Avenue of the Americas come alive with the splendor and pageantry of celebrating GAY PRIDE. Yes, to those of you who are not familiar with “Pride,” it is a day that is [...]
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