Tag: Kenita Placide
Emergency fund for LGBTQ+, PLHIV and women and girls in St Vincent
ECADE launches emergency fund for LGBTQ+, PLHIV and women and girls in St Vincent and the Grenadines
ECADE: Pope’s message on LGBTQ+ is not new and not enough
While welcoming recent comments by Pope Francis, the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality Inc. (ECADE), notes that this is not a new position as he has made similar pronouncements in the past.
Barbados’ recognition of same-sex unions welcomed but incomplete
The Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality Inc. (ECADE) and its member organisations in Barbados, welcome the pronouncement that the government of Barbados is prepared to recognise civil unions for couples of the same gender. We note however that while progressive, this does not address the main legal barrier for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Barbadians.
Regional human rights groups say LGBTQ Vincentians living in fear
The Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality (ECADE), is urging a focus on real social ills in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
OutRight Pride in New York and Seattle
This weekend OutRight will be leading Pride Marches across the U.S., bringing attention to global LGBTIQ issues.
Judge Strikes Down Sodomy Law in Trinidad and Tobago
Today, Judge Devindra Rampersad of the High Court of Trinidad and Tobago has ruled that Sections 13 and 16 of the Sexual Offences Act are unconstitutional as applied to adult consensual acts, a motion that stands to decriminalise homosexuality in the country.