Meet the LGBTQ activist who challenged his Caribbean country's anti-sodomy law and won
Orden David took the government of his island nation of Antigua and Barbuda to court to end his country's anti-sodomy law
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Orden David took the government of his island nation of Antigua and Barbuda to court to end his country's anti-sodomy law
For years, Orden David was persecuted in his native Antigua and Barbuda -- a frequent complaint by many LGBTQ2S+ people who fear for their safety across the conservative and mostly Christian Caribbean, where anti-gay hostility is widespread.
Same-sex consensual intimacy is still criminalized in six Caribbean countries, according to Human Rights Watch and the London-based organization Human Dignity Trust
LGBTQ-rights activists say Orden David's effort, with the help of local and regional advocacy groups, has set a precedent for a growing number of Caribbean...
LGBTQ-rights activists say Orden David's effort, with the help of local and regional advocacy groups, has set a precedent for a growing number of Caribbean...