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File photo of a J-FLAG activity.
The Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG) is calling on the government to address the social security needs of all citizens, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) people.
The call follows a survey, which J-FLAG said it did, that disclosed that the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected LGBT people in several areas, including through unemployment and inability to access health services.
Amid those challenges, J-FLAG, in a statement on Monday celebrating this year s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), stated that LGBT people remain positive as we continue to successfully navigate these and other challenges .
Jamaica is known as the most homophobic place on earth, but that might soon begin to change, much to the excitement of LGBTQ advocates and queer Jamaicans who hope the Caribbean country will truly become one love.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has found the Jamaican government responsible for violating multiple rights of a gay man and a lesbian, and urged an immediate repeal of the country s homophobic laws. The decision was reached last September but only made public February 17, according to a news release from the Human Dignity Trust, which brought the case.
IACHR s recommendations are nonbinding, but a Jamaican supreme court decision in a forthcoming case seeking to decriminalize homosexuality will be binding.