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This pesky gay business
Jamaica Gleaner 23 January, 2012 http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120123/flair/flair94.html By The Soloist, Contributor Whether we like it or not, this vexing issue of homosexuality in the Jamaican society is not going away any time soon. At least one more gay person is born every day on the rock. Yes I do believe God…
Gays in the Cabinet, priority of sins - the Caribbean IRN Update 20 January, 2012
 In this update, we share the reports from Jamaica and Guyana who held their elections within the last two months, and other updates from the Caribbean media. The Jamaican elections became more interesting when PNP candidate after    Portia says nothing is wrong with gays in…
COMMENTARY: Roots behind Vodou’s acceptance of gays
From San Diego Gay and Lesbian News The Rev. Irene Monroe - SDGLN Guest Contributor February 10th, 2011 ENLARGE
Caribbean Dutch ‘dushi and proud’
From Daily Herald - 06 August, 2011 ~'Gays lack role models'~ PHILIPSBURG/AMSTERDAM--Almost no one in St. Maarten knew that artist Jabu Arnell was a homosexual, until earlier this week when it was announced that he would be one of the speakers during a discussion evening for and by Caribbean…
LGBT Rights in Latin America - Dispatches International
LGBT Rights in Latin America Written by Diego Ardouin Elias     “We haven’t promulgated a law, we’ve promulgated a transversal, diverse, plural and broad social construction, and it does not belong…