Jamaica has the reputation of being one of the most violently anti-gay countries on earth.
Male homosexual acts are criminalized – and can be punished with up to 10 years of hard time in prison. While this law is not actively enforced, it is widely seen as a bulwark against immorality.
Glass Closet screening and Q & A with Lisa Biagiotti, DC, 8/30
Published August 22, 2010
Event date:
August 30, 2010 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
The Glass Closet: Sex, Stigma and HIV/AIDS in Jamaica, a reporting project by Micah Fink and Gabrielle Weiss, was produced in partnership with WNET's Worldfocus program and correspondant Lisa Biagiotti. The project explores the effects of homophobia on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Jamaica and includes four short documentary films that were broadcast on Worldfocus.
The Glass Closet videos will be screened at St. Thomas' Parish in Washington, DC, on Monday, August 30. A discussion and Q&A with Lisa Biagiotti will follow.
6:30 p.m. - Reception
7:00 p.m. - Screening
St. Thomas' Parish Episcopal Church
1772 Church Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Metro: Dupont Circle, on the Red Line
RSVP requested - rsvp(at)pulitzercenter.org
After being shot by anti-gay gunmen, a young lesbian from Jamaica was granted asylum in the Netherlands.
Simone, a refugee fleeing homophobia in her native Jamaica, attempts to heal from the wounds inflicted by violent oppression.
