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J-FLAG

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J-FLAG, the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays, is an LGBT rights organisation in Jamaica, founded in 1998, and works for the human rights of lesbians, all-sexuals, and gays in Jamaica and the world. [1]

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Black Gay Men's Advisory Group

The Black Gay Men's Advisory Group is an LGBT rights organisation of African descended gay or bisexual men founded in 2003 in the United Kingdom.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Censorship

Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information, on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient" as determined by government authorities.

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Dancehall

Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s.

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Fundraising

Fundraising or fund raising (also known as "development") is the process of gathering voluntary contributions of money or other resources, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies (see also crowd funding).

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Gay

Gay is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual.

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Homophobia

Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT).

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Human rights

Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, December 13, 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,, Retrieved August 14, 2014 that describe certain standards of human behaviour and are regularly protected as natural and legal rights in municipal and international law.

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Jamaica

Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea.

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Lesbian

A lesbian is a homosexual woman.

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LGBT rights in Jamaica

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Jamaica, particularly men, face legal and social issues not experienced by non-LGBT people.

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LGBT rights organization

LGBT rights organizations are civil rights, health, and community organizations created and existing to further the civil and human rights and health of sexual minorities and to improve the LGBT community.

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Lyrics

Lyrics are words that make up a song usually consisting of verses and choruses.

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OutRage!

OutRage! was a British LGBT rights group lasting for 21 years, 1990 until 2011.

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Pansexuality

Pansexuality, or omnisexuality, is the sexual, romantic or emotional attraction towards people regardless of their sex or gender identity.

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Safe space

The term safe space refers to an autonomous space created for individuals who feel marginalized to come together to communicate regarding their experiences with marginalization, most commonly located on university campuses in the western world, but also at workplaces, as in the case of Nokia.

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Sexual minority

A sexual minority is a group whose sexual identity, orientation or practices differ from the majority of the surrounding society.

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Stop Murder Music

Stop Murder Music is a campaign to oppose Caribbean artists that produce music with lyrics alleged to glorify murder of homosexual men.

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Thomas Glave

Thomas Glave (born November 10, 1964) is an American author who has published widely and won numerous awards.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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J-Flag, Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays, Jamaican Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays, Jflag.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-FLAG

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