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Gay, lesbian and transgender people face violence in South Africa

South Africa’s black lesbians and transgender men in disadvantaged areas regularly confront hostility and abuse from their families, communities and in their workplaces, according to a damning Human …

Marley song is gay anthem

The Gay community has reportedly been using one of the greatest songs of reggae icon Bob Marley to imply that the legend and his contemporaries would have accepted their lifestyle. “No Woman, no …

70% of Jamaicans say no to gay rights

A shocking new poll commissioned by the Jamaica Gleaner has found that 70% of Jamaicans do not feel that gay people deserve civil rights. The poll finally puts an approximate number on the number of …
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