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.
Miriam Maluwa: UNAIDS Representative on HIV/AIDS in Jamaica
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Published November 5, 2009
Miriam Maluwa is the UNAIDS Country Representative for Jamaica, Bahamas, and Belize. She reflects on the deadly failures of the Jamaican public health program to adequately deal with HIV/AIDS in Jamaica’s gay community.
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.
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