Skip to main content

" Unite the people" - Caribbean IRN Update January, February, March, April 2023

By

Unity and disunity 

'Unite the people' seems to have been the message of T.O.K as they bun their Chi-Chi-Man song even as fans and others insist they should stand their ground as many Caribbean governments continue to stand their ground. 

In Guyana , the British High Commissioner invokes  LGBTIQ+ equality and press freedom and other human rights as represents of the Government enjoy cake after Coronation of King Charles. In Guyana as well, the Government uses an image of a Pride parade to show  they endorse  'Freedom from Discrimination' as they continue to sustain the discriminatory legislation and other practices and policies. The Jamaica Observer reports on the delays in the Constitutional case brought by Maurice Tomlinson, while an Editorial in the Jamaica Gleaner recognises that the Jamaican Constitutional Reform Committee might be screening people who are in favour of LGBTIQ+ equality.

"Different Boats, Same Sea: Gender & Climate Advocacy in the Caribbean " is the title of an panel which looked at intersectional gender advocacy as part of the Caribbean Women for Climate Justice Conference 2023.

The Guyana Chronicle reports that  Guyana born Narine Dat Sookram "created history" when he advocated for an organisation to allow employees to use their pronouns on the business card. (Guyana Chronicle took down the article from its website)

The Guyana Equality Forum releases a report on hate crimes and calls for Hate Crime legislation. Roman Catholic Bishop Francis in Guyana has echoed the Pope's call to decriminalise homosexuality. SASOD in Guyana releases a report to calculate the LGBT Inclusion Index.

The Dutch Minister Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz of Justice and Security describes LGBTI in Curaçao as brave warriors.

The Caribbean legal victories are seen as slow progress.     

Cuba hosts its 2023 Pride , starting with the Conga .


LGBTQI+ lives

Armado shares a story of homelessness and returning home to Martinique; Chavez flees from  home due to homophobia 

Yaisah Val - a Christian, transgendered grandmother from Haiti and her husband Richcarde share their stories. Dillon Mohammed says one day he will be the  first gay President of Guyana.

Reverend Jevaughn Satchwell writes about giving up hope on returning to Jamaica. Pride Ja Issue 9 from Jamaica is published with theme" Celebrate Unapologetic Queerness."

Amy Li Baksh writes about "My queer return to Trinbagonian Carnival". 

In Bermuda, OutBermuda and Solstice team up to offer counselling with support from Clarien Bank


Expression

In Queens, New York - Caribbean Equality hosts Live Pridefully until 30 June, 2023.

Rae Wiltshire's Eating Papaw on the Seashore was shared internationally through the British Council's Five Films for Freedom project. ,  

The  37th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2023 featured a programme of short films which included Gyal by Ryan Persadie, Eating Papaw on the Seashore by Rae Wiltshire and Here by Regner Ramos.  BlackBoyJoyClub also screened Gyal and Eating Papaw on the Seashore with People vs Jones ;  and Sugar Free by Brittany Misir



If you have not done so already, do check out our Caribbean Sexualities collections.



Labels

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

All gorgeous genders.. Caribbean IRN Update April, May, June 2024

By
CENESEX Cuba image from Struggle La Lucha blog     Our thoughts are with all citizens affected by Hurricane Beryl.     All gorgeous gender s  The Dominica High Court has decriminalized consensual same-sex relations as the Government says the ban on buggery has not been lifted if the act is without consent. Daryll Phillip shares about the rest of the fight for liberation. Dominica, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, St Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad & Tobago are the former British colonies who have since decriminalised consensual same-sex relations. The Barbados LGBTQ+ Coalition writes about the concerns for legal protectio ns as Barbados engages in the constitutional reform process.    CAISO publishes its report Insights 2023 speaking about the experiences of discrimination and violence in Trinidad & Tobago.      Gabriele Hosein writes on Discrimination against Transgender citizens in her Newsday column and Newsda...
Post a Comment
Read more

Pride - Caribbean IRN Update - May, June, July, August, September 2023

By
Composite Image derived from Left - Cuba Conga 2023 Yamil Lage/AFP , Right - Barbados Pride from Barbados Today   Pride A conga against homophobia and transphobia was held in Cuba in May 2023 , returning for the first time since 2018.     Pride Month in June was commemorated by Pride Barbados , concluding in a march.  The Guyana Pride Festival was held in June and included the Pride Parade .   In July,  Pride Parade was held in Cayman Islands and in Martinique Pride Trinidad and Tobago was celebrated in July. St Lucia Pride Week was held in August for the fifth time. Pride Week in Belize was held in August., around the anniversary of the Court ruling which struck down the sodomy laws in Belize. The theme for Bermuda Pride was 'Homecoming'. Pride Ja was celebrated in August in Jamaica.  The Pride March in Guadelope had six persons.  The US Embassy in Bahamas raised the Pride Flag, and US Vice-President Kamala Harris reportedly e...
Post a Comment
Read more

Spiritual work 100 per cent guaranteed - Caribbean IRN update January, February, March 2024

By
 Spiritual Work  "Spiritual work, 100% guaranteed .gay lovers togetherness.. lesbians together .." is advertised in the Sunday Chronicle in Guyana in the Spirituality section.   The healer though probably needs to help the Government of Guyana as the United Nations Human Rights Committee recommends among other things that : "Adopt comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation that explicitly addresses all spheres of life and prohibits direct, indirect, and intersectional discrimination on all grounds including race, ethnicity, age, nationality, religion, migration status, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity, and ensure access to effective and appropriate remedies for victims of discrimination; Combat violence and discrimination against persons based on their sexual orientation and gender identity and ensure that offences motivated by the victim’s sexual orientation, or real or perceived gender identity are investigated promptly and establish specifi...
Post a Comment
Read more