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Sex on the ship balcony; engaging Governments : Caribbean IRN Update 3 April 2012
This update reviews some of the events in the Caribbean over the last month or so.  The issue of gay cruise ship tourism came up  as listed here Media coverage of the arrest of Gay tourists in Dominica In Antigua & Barbuda ,
Public Policy must include gender identity
Article published in Guyana Times 19 December, 2011   Public policy must include gender identity – Kissoon December 19, 2011 By admin   The Society against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) is urging a comprehensive review…
'Visionary' Jamaican gay rights activist announced as recipient of inaugural David Kato Award
From http://www.visionandvoiceaward.com/2011-award-recipient   lobal award honouring murdered human rights activist to be presented to Jamaican lawyer, Maurice Tomlinson in London London, 14 December 2011 - David Kato, the human rights activist murdered in his home in Kampala, Uganda on 26 January 2011, is representative of the millions of individuals worldwide…
Attorneys launch project to highlight discrimination against gays
  From Trinidad Guaridan Published: Mon, 2011-11-07 21:58 Sascha Wilson After years of knocking on closed doors, local gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders (GLBT) finally have a…