Category: LGBTQ+
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Predatory Behaviour in Jamaica
by Levi (Destiny) Johnson | March 14, 2022 Predators can be anyone around you—a family member, a teacher, a friend, even that harmless stranger you just ran into. Predatory behavior is very normalized in Jamaican society. When one thinks of a predator (in any aspect), they usually imagine some unattractive older male or a male…
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‘Exposing’ Culture among Jamaican Youth
by Levi (Destiny) Johnson | February 4, 2022 The Problem As of now, it is assumed that many Jamaican Gen Zs have gotten wind of the situation involving two—potentially LGBTQ+—high school students, who were romantically and/or sexually involved. It is presumed that after a breakup, one party revealed sexually explicit content that put the other…
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Homophobia and its roots in Colonialism
by Brittney Shakespeare | January 17, 2022 “Man to man, Gyal to Gyal, Dat wrong, Scorn dem!!” These lyrics are just one example of how casually integrated homophobia is in our Jamaican society. As we go about our daily lives this discrimination is displayed in: 1) music 2) media and 3) day-to-day conversations. But have…
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Crime is Crime
Brittney Shakespeare | November 26, 2021 Violence Against LGBTQ+ Members in Jamaica Jamaica’s violence against members of the LGBTQ+ community and its obsession with justifying crime based on closed-minded belief systems Jamaica is known for being one of the most violent and crime-ridden countries in the world, with it having the highest murder rate in…
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Transgender Day of Remembrance
Levi (Destiny) Johnson | November 20, 2021 Trans Awareness Week runs from November 13-19, and the day after is Remembrance Day. This is the day that honors the lives of victims of transphobic violence.’ Jamaica, though progressing, is still a very conservative country due to rigid religious principles instilled at every angle. This means that…
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Human Trafficking in Jamaica
by Tori-Ann Collier | November 5, 2021 HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN JAMAICA: Modern Day Slavery by Tori-Ann Collier “Slavery is not a horror safely confined to the past; it continues to exist throughout the world, even in developed countries…” -Kevin Bales This quote, by author Kevin Bales, helps to acknowledge that slavery still roams through modern…
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Men Can Get Breast Cancer too
by Levi (Destiny) Johnson | October 30, 2021 Male Breast Cancer: The Unheard Males, females, and intersex people have breasts. Though for men and some intersex persons, these breasts are commonly referred to as “pecs”. It is important to highlight the definition of “intersex”. Intersex is a general term used for situations, where a person…