Documenting human rights violationsĬarried out against LGBT persons in Jamaica between 20, it focuses Rights Watch in 2004, Hated to Death: Homophobia, Violence and This report builds on previous research published by Human Mixed responses from both the authorities and the public. Risk of violence, vulnerability heightened by poverty and family rejection, and Nevertheless, the circumstances of her murder provideĪ snapshot of the current situation facing many LGBT people in Jamaica: a high The story of Dwayne Jones lies at one extreme end of aĬontinuum of violence experienced by Jamaicans who identify as lesbian, gay, At time of writing, however, no one had been To Jamaica’s preeminent lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)

Police interviewed witnesses and provided information about the murder investigations Protest against the killing took place in Kingston’s Emancipation Park.

“spare no effort in bringing the perpetrators to justice.” A small public Minister Mark Golding condemned the brutal murder, calling on the police to International media attention, and served as a catalyst for public debate. Her family initially refused to claim herĭwayne’s murder received national, regional, and Dwayne had been homeless since age 12, rejected by herįamily because of her gender identity. When police arrived, they found her body dumped in bushesĪlong the main road. Stabbing, and shooting her before running her over with a car. Subjected her to almost every form of physical violence imaginable-beating, James, realized she was biologically male, they Party in Montego Bay, Jamaica, dressed in women’s clothing. On July 21, 2013, 16-year-old Dwayne Jones attended a dance Sodomite / Sodomite gal: Derogatory term for a woman Men who have sex with men, as anal sex is seen as the act that defines them.įish: Effeminate man who has sex with men. Term for “buttocks.” Battyman or Battybwoy is a pejorative term for In addition to Caribbean Standard English. Many Jamaicans speak “patois” or Jamaican Creole In sexual behavior with other women, but do not necessarily identify as Women Who Have Sex with Women (WSW): Women who engage Usually based on negative stereotypes about transgender people. Transphobia: Fear and contempt of transgender people, To permanently alter their bodily characteristics to conform to their preferred A transgender person usually adopts or would prefer to adopt a genderĮxpression in consonance with their preferred gender, but may or may not desire That they are most comfortable with expressing or would express, if given aĬhoice). Upon birth) does not conform to their lived and/or perceived gender (the gender Identity of people whose assigned gender (the gender they were declared to have Transgender: Adjective used to describe the gender The term describes whether a person isĪttracted primarily to people of the same or opposite sex, or to both. Sexual Orientation: The way a person’s sexualĪnd romantic desires are directed. Or actions, or to be exposed as homosexual or bisexual by another person One’s sexual orientation revealed (perhaps inadvertently) through words One’s sexual orientation is openly known and acknowledged, to have Out/To be Outed: To be in a position where Sexual behavior with other men, but do not necessarily identify as Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): Men who engage in Inclusive term for groups and identities sometimes also associated together as LGBT: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender an Sexual and romantic attraction is toward other women. Lesbian: Sexual orientation of a woman whose primary Homophobia: Fear and contempt of homosexuals, usuallyīased on negative stereotypes of homosexuality. Primary sexual and romantic attractions are toward people of the same sex. Homosexual: Sexual orientation of a person whose Primary sexual and romantic attraction is toward people of the other sex. Heterosexual: Sexual orientation of a person whose Sense of being male, female, both, or something other than male or female. Gender Identity: Person’s internal, deeply felt “androgynous,” or “masculine,” including suchĪttributes as dress, appearance, mannerisms, hair style, speech patterns, and Gender Expression: External characteristics andīehaviors that societies define as “feminine,” Man whose primary sexual and romantic attraction is towards other men. World in this report, used primarily to refer to the sexual orientation of a Gay: Synonym for homosexual in many parts of the Within lesbian and transgender communities to describe lesbians whose gender Of a person who is sexually and romantically attracted to both women and men.īutch: Masculine gender expression a popular term

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