Our Caribbean: A Gathering of Lesbian and Gay Writing from the Antilles

By now everyone knows that even though Jamaica is the greatest country in the world we do a very poor job in showing tolerance toward homosexuals (gays and lesbians). Well-thinking Jamaicans recognize that we need to make significant changes in this area because we just cannot continue to represent ourselves in the global arena as a homosexual-hating-haven.

The truth be told, change is underway in Jamaica. It’s a bit slow but hopefully we will get to a more tolerant society sooner than later.

Enter Thomas Glave with an anthology (book) that is already a conversation piece, entitled Our Caribbean: A Gathering of Lesbian and Gay Writing from the Antilles. Professor Glave is a Jamaican-American who has been doing his part to keep the Jamaican flag flying high. It took Professor Glave five years to gather writings from 37 writers from 14 Caribbean countries. The result is ‘an unprecedented literary conversation on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered experiences throughout the Caribbean and its far-flung diaspora’. Some very rich and powerful themes are explored in this book.

Let’s make one thing clear. Caribbean writers are some of the best writers in the world. Get your copy of Our Caribbean: A Gathering of Lesbian and Gay Writing from the Antilles. Read it with an open mind and see how it compares with writings from great Caribbean writers of the past. Please keep the conversation going. Every Jamaican should have equal rights to Jamaica.

Professor Glave will be reading at this year’s Calabash Festival in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. This prestigious event will be held from May 23-25, 2008.

Click these links
More info on Thomas Glave
Purchase a copy of Our Caribbean…
The Calabash Festival’s website

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See you in Jamaica.