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Stand-up Jamaica on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

Published:Wednesday | May 16, 2018 | 3:15 PM

More and more countries are adopting laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. However, in Jamaica, LGBT persons still risk going to prison, or worse, because of laws that criminalise homosexuality. These laws must change if there is to be freedom from discrimination and realisation of the right to equality.