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Gay man wants love from Jamaican
BY CANDIESE LEVERIDGE Online reporter leveridgec@jamaicaobserver.com Thursday, May 17, 2012   TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD Corbin  is an openly gay man from Kingston. He is a victim of discrimination, discrimination he says is widespread and rampant, and which he has had to cope with all his life.
'Compassion without compromise'
'Compassion without compromise' Church leaders urge tolerance for gays, but say they won’t accept lifestyle BY NADINE WILSON Observer staff reporter wilsonn@jamaicaobserver.com Friday, May 18, 2012 CHURCH leaders have reaffirmed their stance that while they encourage the society to be compassionate towards members of the…
J'can youth tells of struggles with homosexuality
 'can youth tells of struggles with homosexuality 'Waiter told me him nah serve no fish' BY CANDIESE LEVERIDGE Online reporter leveridgec@jamaicaobserver.com Saturday, May 19, 2012   CORBIN, a 21-year-old homosexual who resides in the Jamaican capital, Kingston, says he has been a victim of…
Forum focuses on homophobic bullying in schools
SEVERAL international organisations, members of the diplomatic community, government members, and members of the Jamaica Civil Society Coalition, turned out this morning to support the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians All-Sexuals and Gays’ discussion forum themed, ‘Right the Wrong: Encouraging Respect for Safer Schools and Better Learning Environments’. The…
A day of silence against bullying
From Trinidad & Tobago Guardian 18 April, 2012 More than 20 people are expected to join the Silver Lining Foundation on April 20 at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine campus to protest against the bullying and…