TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 20111122184200| FreePride Foundation Project
The initiative spearheaded by Trinidadian native Tamara Sylvester and New York based Jacqueline Bevilacqua; both recent graduates of law and who shared similar interests regarding the issue; has set out to document the cases of actual victims, facts and patterns in cases of discrimination, denial of services & employment based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 20111122184145| FreePride Foundation Project
Equal Opportunity Commission of Trinidad and Tobago do not believe sexual orientation is discriminated in the country due to lack of complaints & asks the LGBTQ & allied communities to voice discrimination based on sexual orientation to further stimulate political dialogue.

CUBA | 20110817021721| ILGA-ASIA
A gay dissident and a transsexual woman married on Saturday in what was said to be a first for Cuba, then draped themselves in the rainbow flag of gay pride and rode through the streets of Havana.

DOMINICA | 20110724010732| ILGA-LAC equipo de comunicacion
One government consultant says he is in full support of gay rights in Dominica. Government Productivity Consultant and Former Government’s Press Secretary Parry Bellot was speaking on the heels of an article published on Dominica News Online where a gay called on government to put measures in place to make homosexuality in Dominica non discriminatory.

BELIZE | 20110609140124| ILGA-LAC equipo de comunicacion
Earlier we told you that the churches view the claim on gay rights brought against the attorney general by UNIBAM as an attack on the moral fiber of the nation. According to the UNIBAM executive president, however, the lawsuit is simply a means by which homosexuals are standing up for their basic human rights through advocacy at the Supreme Court Level. If you haven’t made up your mind on the issue, Caleb Orosco defended his case in the next lines.

BELIZE | 20110607163620| ILGA-LAC equipo de comunicacion
This comes in light of that section of the Laws of Belize which states that every person who has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any person or animal shall be liable to imprisonment for up to ten years.

CUBA | 20110603103333| Seccion Diversidad Sexual - SOCUMES
Mariela explained that “the most important thing is that this is the fourth national celebration of the International Day against Homophobia and this time it will take more than a week, not only a day, and will be held not only in the capital but in other cities which will develop their own programs and initiatives as well.”

CUBA | 20110603103039| Seccion Diversidad Sexual - SOCUMES
We also reiterate our readiness to continue to provide a framework for our policy makers, based on scientific research, education and dialogue, which will address the further recognition of sexual rights as human rights, in correspondence with the support provided by Cuba on 18 December 2008 to the Declaration of the UN General Assembly on sexual orientation and gender identity.