Growing up as LGBT+ in a country where being queer has an extreme negative connotation, it was not a smooth journey to embrace my sexuality and the aspects of my identity that make me non-heterosexual. I vividly remember that a few months after coming out, a tragic incident happened in the biggest city of my […]
In the United States, the month of June has been recognised as Pride Month for decades. Its establishment is a direct response to the Stonewall Riots that happened in 1969. Stonewall is a well-known landmark moment in the fight for LGBT+ rights and voices. The riots led to the foundation of LGBT+ organisations, many of […]
For a number of years, the only gay person I knew was the person I was dating. I was always told that love is not enough. Therefore, no matter how lovely, caring and supportive my partners were. I still felt isolated in my sexuality. LGBT people live in a heterosexual world, that drowns out the […]
Jaevion Nelson is the Director of Projects and Strategy at J-Flag, Jamaica’s oldest LGBT organisation. He also moonlights as a writer, youth development, HIV and Human Rights advocate. AZ: How did you initially get involved with J-Flag? Jaevion: I started working for J-Flag in October 2010, just after I had finished studying Social Development and Communication […]
A.Z took a trip to Birmingham on 28th May in celebration of Birmingham Pride 2016. With over 75,000 spectators there to support the parade, the streets of Birmingham City Centre flourished with colour, energy and pride! The parade kicked off to an amazing start as teaching assistant Thomas Jones asked David Fox to marry him […]
