Articles Tagged “LGBT”
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First transgender elected official makes history in Cuba
The landmark appointment of Adela Hernandez as Cuba’s first transgender elected officer has made history in the Caribbean communist country. Forty-eight-year-old Hernandez was elected delegate to the municipal government of Caibarien, in the central province of Villa Clara, earlier this month. Hernandez, who was born genetically male, has traveled a rocky road to reach her [...]
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GAY IN THE CARIBBEAN: Meet two Miss SLU & Miss Jamaica contestants…
Things are heating up in Brooklyn for this year’s Miss Gay Caribbean USA Pageant, as preparations are put into place and the delegates continue to work towards perfection for final night on September 29th, 2012 at Restoration Plaza in Brooklyn. The 4th Miss Gay Caribbean USA Pageant promises to be filled with excitement and fierce competition [...]
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GAY IN THE CARIBBEAN: Miss Gay Caribbean USA Pageant inside…
As promised last week, during the coming weeks I will introduce you to the delegates at this years Miss Gay Caribbean USA Pageant. Now in its fourth year the pageant is scheduled to take place on the evening of Saturday September 29th 2012, at Restoration Plaza Fulton Street, at 8pm. The event is fast becoming one [...]
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Denise opens up on what it really means to be – GAY IN THE CARIBBEAN (Part 8)
Have you ever thought what it means to be gay? Have you ever thought what it means to be lesbian or transgendered? Have you you ever thought what it would be like if YOU were gay? Think for a second or two, perhaps a few of you need a few minutes…but I would like you [...]
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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: Facing childhood demons and meeting his mother, Denise reminisces on a painful & promiscuous past. (Part 6)
Growing up, I always imagined my mother to be very Joan Collinsesque. As a matter of fact, looking at the soap opera dynasty, I would always think that it will be nice to have a mother like Joan Collins. Few people spoke about my mother and when they did, they said awful things. I remember [...]
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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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Diana King comes out of the closet and declares “I AM A LESBIAN” – Read her letter inside…
Internationally acclaimed Jamaican singer, Diana King is a lesbian! But as I tweeted yesterday, should it matter and did you not know? In an unprecedented step, on Thursday the “Shy Guy” singer admitted she was gay in a lengthy letter to her fans posted on her facebook page. Read her letter below: My name is [...]
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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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Sweden’s LGBT community the cause of Sizzla’s removal from Stockholm concert.
Devout rastafarian reggae artiste Sizzla Kalonji, real name is Miguel Collins, and promoters of the Reggae Compassionate Act concert, felt the power of the Swedish LGBT community forcing Kalonji to be yanked from the show in Stockholm. Due to mounting pressure from the gay community, the Reggae Compassionate Act event will no longer see the performance [...]
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Jamaica’s gay activist Maurice Tomlinson marries his husband in Toronto.
In case you missed it… Maurice Tomlinson, a leading Jamaican gay activist, got married to a Canadian man this week. The gay marriage ceremony took place in Toronto and his husband has been identified as Tom Decker, a police officer and pastor in the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto. Tomlinosn (second left) smiles as a [...]
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Former Miss Jamaica World/Universe speaks out for gays in Jamaica in new PSA
Check out this PSA launched by advocacy group J-FLAG, Jamaica Forum of Lesbian, All-Sexuals, and Gays. The current ad features Christine Straw, former Miss Jamaica World 1998 and Miss Jamaica Universe 2004, along with her gay brother Matthew. Here’s the statement on their Youtube page” Hatred of LGBT persons is rooted in ignorance and fear. [...]
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