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Go beyond gay cruises in two LGBTQ-friendly Caribbean cultural hotspots—the island of Curacao and the Mexican Caribbean coast

BY : HOLLY V. KAPHERR From Watermark Online You might think the Caribbean is all Irie Times and liquid sunshine, but for LGBTQ travelers, the landscape can be surprisingly unwelcoming. Because the Caribbean culture is super relaxed about other cultural…

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Caribbean groups hail sexual rights ruling in T&T, call for leadership and legal services

By CariFLAGS (PRESS RELEASE VIA SNO) – CariFLAGS (Caribbean Forum for Liberation and Acceptance of Genders and Sexualities), the LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) regional network celebrates with its member organisations and regional partners the Trinidad and Tobago…

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What Trinidad and Tobago’s historic gay sex ruling means for LGBT+ rights worldwide

From Indy100 In a landmark ruling, Trinidad and Tobago’s High Court has ruled that the country’s ban on same-sex intimacy is unconstitutional. Judge Devindra Rampersad ruled that the colonial-era “buggery” law, as well as laws banning “serious indecency”, infringed on…

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Homophobic laws in Caribbean could roll back in landmark case

By Joshua Surtees in Port of Spain From The Guardian UK Trinidad and Tobago could make legal history in the Caribbean this week by rolling back long-standing homophobic laws. On Thursday, a high court judge, Devindra Rampersad, will deliver his…

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Eastern Caribbean: LGBT people face bias, violence

Repeal Colonial-Era Laws (Bridgetown, Barbados, March 21, 2018) – Discriminatory laws in Eastern Caribbean countries make lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people targets for discrimination, violence and abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 107-page…

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UK’s flagrant disregard for the rule of law and complicity in segregation of LGBTI people in its Overseas Territories

In May 2017, the Supreme Court of Bermuda established marriage equality for same-sex couples in the case of Godwin-DeRoche v The Registrar General(“Godwin-DeRoche“). The Bermudian court did not use international law but relied on local Bermudian law to hold that…

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Love and obsession are two different things — here’s how to tell them apart

By Lindsay Dodgson From Business Insider If you’re falling in love, prepare for butterflies and excitement. However, if you’re still distracted and completely wrapped up in someone after months have passed, it could be a sign of obsession. Obsessive passion…

Is Valentine’s Day too commercial? Yes, but it’s not what we want

The Most Romantic Day of the Year Has Become Too Materialistic – and a New Survey from WP Diamonds Challenges this Assumption; Instead Concluding that Sincere and Heartfelt Gestures Are What Couples Really Crave for the Holiday NEWS PROVIDED BY…

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Relationship experts say these are the 9 signs the person you’re dating is right for you — and some are surprisingly simple

By Lindsay Dodgson From Business Insider If you already have a partner this Valentine’s Day, congratulations, you’ve beaten the system. For the rest of us, modern dating is a minefield. There are so many rules and games to play it’s…

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The queer Caribbean women fighting a vital, dangerous culture war

Text Louis Staples From Dazed We speak to activists from Barbados, St Lucia and Trinidad about their continued resistance in places where it’s unsafe to be LGBT Former British colonies such as Uganda and Kenya, as well as Pakistan and Bangladesh,…