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Professor asks class ‘Questions for Heterosexuals’ to explain how LGBTQ people feel every day
BY SAMANTHA SCELZO From Mashable If you don’t identify as completely straight, you may have been asked some unsolicited and slightly ignorant questions about your “lifestyle.” Twenty-year-old junior in college, Elise, posted this photo on Twitter of a “Questions for…
New York’s Indo-Caribbean community honors its victims of domestic violence
By Aviva Stahl From Jezebel Rajwantie Baldeo was killed just after midnight on December 5. Her husband, Prem Rampersaud, 50, confronted her about a man she had allegedly met online, then he stabbed and nearly decapitated her. According to the…
Colours Cayman seek Cayman Islands Governor’s update on their LGBTQ petition
From Colours Cayman Public Statement & Letter To Governor Issued by Colours Cayman, 12 December 2016 Attention: Her Excellency, Mrs Helen Kilpatrick, Governor of the Cayman Islands c/o Cayman Islands Government Government Administration Building Grand Cayman KY1-9000 CAYMAN ISLANDS 12…
The Editor Speaks: Not quite the feeding of the five thousand
With estimates ranging from 700 to 3,500 there was beyond a shadow of a doubt a huge crowd at the Rally to Promote Christian Values at The Lions Centre last Sunday night. The nearer estimate was the higher and the…
Heterosexual Pride Day
15 awesome ways to celebrate #HeterosexualPrideDay BY HEATHER DOCKRAY From Mashable There are LGBTQ pride festivals all across the United States this month, but some heterosexuals want to know: “What about us?” When is their pride fest? How come nobody…
May 17th was International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia
Joint United Nations Latin America and Caribbean Statement on the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia The International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, observed each year on May 17, aims to draw attention to the violence and discrimination lesbian, gay,…
Antigay group accidentally raises thousands of dollars for LGBTQ teens
BY HEATHER DOCKRAY From Mashable Sometimes, even the worst intentions go beautifully awry. Minus 18, an Australian nonprofit that serves LGBTQ youth, recently decided to hold a formal dance for their clients. An antigay coalition called ‘STOP Safe Schools’ soon…
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“Island Lez Talk: an emerging new voice in the LGBT community” – Taskeka LaVann
After making the difficult decision to leave her country of birth for fear of being harmed due to her sexual orientation, former News Anchor/Television Host and Miss Antigua and Barbuda 2007 – Tasheka LaVann has decided to use her life…
Grenadian Social Action Collective challenges Caribbean to #BunDiscrimination
From Global Voices The online social collective Groundation Grenada recently launched an anti-LGBT discrimination campaign, #BunDiscrimination, collaborating with graphic designer Joshua Lu to create several posters featuring altered lyrics from popular songs to highlight the double standards at work. According…
