Gender row athlete Caster Semenya marries long-term partner
From Caribbean News Service PRETORIA, Jan 11 2017 – Gender-row athlete Caster Semenya married her long-time partner in an extravagant ‘white wedding’ ceremony which coincided with her birthday – a double celebration she was delighted to share with her fans….
Ellen Degeneres nixes Kim Burrell’s performance after singer’s anti-gay sermon
From Caribbean News Service HOUSTON, Jan 04 2017 – Ellen Degeneres won’t allow Kim Burrell to appear on her talk show after the gospel singer refused to apologize for a sermon in which she referred to gays and lesbians as…
Relationships: When did sweethearting become the ‘norm’ of behaviour?
By Dr Edrica D. Richardson From Caribbean News Now The term “sweetheart” has been accepted for many years now across the Caribbean for a much more painful and oftentimes destructive problem of infidelity. Infidelity has been the cause for divorces,…
Here’s why every couple should get a prenup
By Emmie Martin and Libby Kane From Business Insider The term “prenup” might conjure up images of celebrity marriages — or their subsequently messy divorces — but it’s smart for every couple to consider putting together a prenuptial agreement before walking…
Caribbean lukewarm on LGBT travellers
From Antigua Observer MIAMI BEACH, Florida – The Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) has said the body cannot force member countries to cater to the Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual Transgender (LGBT) traveller. Hugh Riley has labelled as “a…
A top divorce attorney reveals the 3 biggest mistakes married couples make
By Talia Lakritz, INSIDER From Business Insider Elliot Polland has been practicing divorce law since 1968, and he’s seen it all, from lovers’ quarrels to full-blown implosions of people who wish they’d never said “I do.” According to the American Psychological…
Colours Cayman comments on Cayman Islands churches rally to ‘promote Bible-based family values’
On the subject of the upcoming rally organised by The Cayman Islands Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventist and Cayman Ministers’ Association to “promote Bible-based family values,” to those concerned, please be advised, while Colours Cayman is completely in support of freedom of…
How to make a profile on a dating site
Description: Making the first steps in online dating, you will have to know much information about how it all works. Start from your profile, and everything else will seem easier. 8 rules to make a great profile on a dating…
After landmark ruling in Belize, Human Rights Groups hope the Caribbean tide is turning towards LGBT equality
From Global Voices Belize City Court House. Photo by Janine Mendes-Franco, used with permission. Following in the wake of Hurricane Earl, a wind of change blew through Belize last week in the form of a widely anticipated oral court decision….
Russia expels gay American pastor, an epidemic of anti-LGBT violence in Brazil, and more in the global LGBT recap [inc Cayman Islands]
Alturi profiles human rights activist Neela Ghoshal, senior researcher for the LGBT rights program at Human Rights Watch. Human Rights Watch called on US President Barack Obama to address anti-LGBT discrimination along with laws curtailing free speech and peaceful assembly…