Tag: Jamaica

Montego Bay Pride in Jamaica has been cancelled by organisers who say that security concerns prompted the cancellation.    According to reports by the Jamaica Gleaner, organisers of the pride celebration scheduled to be held in the Jamaican resort city of Montego Bay say that the city’s Mayor Homer Davis and St. James Councilor Charles

Pastor Steven Anderson goes on AIDS rant after he was banned from boarding a plane to Jamaica The Jamaican government has banned anti-gay Arizona pastor Steven Anderson from flying into their country. The preacher believes gays should be stoned to death. He welcomed the Pulse nightclub shooting and argues women should be subservient to men. He is also a Holocaust denier. Anderson received the news while on his way to the Caribbean, on layover in Atlanta, Georgia. Airline officials told him he...

It appears that neighbors ignored Pottinger's cries for help. Dexter Pottinger, a Jamaican fashion designer and gay activist who became known as the “face of Pride” in the nation, was found stabbed to death Thursday in his Kingston home. Police said Saturday that they have arrested a suspect and expect to bring charges, the Jamaica Observer reports. A neighbor reported hearing screams of “Help!” and “Murder!” from Pottinger’s house early Wednesday morning but did not immediately notify police, according to another paper,...

Hollywood actress, Ellen Page, took part in the event of first LGBT pride in Jamaica, despite a warning that the activists of this parade could face violence from people who don’t support LGBT community. She was an Oscar nominee for the film "Juno." Ellen Page made her coming out as a lesbian at the beginning of last year. The actress has joined the flashmob in support of LGBT people in Jamaica, despite the fact that gay relationships are prohibited there. Men who...