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Hating and loving the sinner - Caribbean IRN Update September 2015

The message of loving the sinner from the persons who prayed and worshiped against  homosexuality" at Half Way Tree, Kingston was different from the other citizens who tried to attack a gay man a few days earlier in the same spirit. However,  Sergeant Robert Cameron of the Jamaica Constabulary Force intervened and  "rescued" the gay man, Sky,  from the citizens who do not believe in loving the sinner.  The UK Prime Minister David Cameron also came in for some love from Christian citizens who believed he was on the island to push for gay marriage and repealing the buggery law.

Cuba's LGBT citizens reportedly hoped for changes in the Catholic church on the visit of Papa Francisco to Cuba. Activist Alberto Guerra spoke about LGBT life at an event in Chicago.

Prime Minister Keith Mitchell of Grenada also preaches about who should judge who in  Brooklyn New York, USA  (Kellon Bubb video)
Colin Robinson has an interview on St Kitts & Nevis WINN Radio about the work of CARIFLAGs. In St Lucia, Jessica St Joseph from United and Strong talks on the news about her experience at the rainbow leaders training.

The Government of Bermuda has put an American citizen on its 'stop list' . The man was a speaker at a conference on African culture , but he seemed to veer off topic and it is reported that "his comments made in relation to homosexuality and interracial partnerships among other topics that do not bear repeating are entirely offensive and propagate hatred and messages of intolerance and discrimination."


Le National of Haiti publishes an op-ed Le <<Maswife>> du Candidat which talks about the history of homosexuality in Haiti.

The latest edition of Revista Sexología y Sociedad from Cenesex, Cuba has some interesting articles including a preliminary study on the manifestation of homophobia.



Resisting Paradise :  Tourism, Diaspora, and Sexuality in Caribbean Cultureby Angelique V. Nixon is now available. It can be purchased online.


Stonewall (from the UK) publishes a book "Christian Role Models for LGBT Equality". The book features stories from Christians around the world, including the Caribbean, who have embraced LGBTI equality. The book is available for download.

The Canada Research Project -Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights publishes a report: "Envisioning LGBT Refugee Rights in Canada: Is Canada a Safe Haven?"

The book, It's A Man's World :The Double Life of Emile Griffth by Donald McRae tells the story of the St Thomas born boxer who had reported said "“I like men and women both. But I don't like that word: homosexual, gay or faggot. I don't know what I am. I love men and women the same, but if you ask me which is better ... I like women.”



The videos from the July 2013 event, Sexualities in the Tent held in Trinidad & Tobago are available. Sexualities in the Tent was organised by Professor Alison Donnell of Reading Universty, UK






Curacao Pride has started!



Join the Coming out Week Activities in Suriname from 3 October to 11 October;




Then to Jamaica for Montego Bay Pride



And in November, Pride in Barbados




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