27 min
Hidden Voices: Trinidad and Tobago ReportOUT: Hidden Voices
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- Documentary
"It is a constant barrage of bombardment on your self-identity."
In this episode we speak to Jason (He/Him) a gay man from Trinidad Tobago. Jason speaks about his life in Tobago and how he has been a victim to physical and verbal abuse due to his sexuality. Jason talks about the barriers and resistance and how he has overcome them himself. Read below to hear more about him:
‘My country is quite diverse is in multiculturalism and its people and where I am from there is no protection to be myself. I was open about my sexuality and that came with consequences like discrimination and thrown out from my family home however my grandfather was accepting so I lived with him for 10 years. The west indies laws are still archaic, they have buggery laws where you can be caught being with some of the same sex for 25 years. If you are discriminated or physically hurt for your homosexuality the police will walk away and it is not logged. An example of this is in 2006 to 2013 there was trans female prostitutes being beaten and killed on the streets and showing the police did not protect those in the LGBTQ community. I have had many altercations because of my sexuality including being stabbed in my leg. However, I did have some support through my grandfather, small supportive groups and I had some supportive friends’
"It is a constant barrage of bombardment on your self-identity."
In this episode we speak to Jason (He/Him) a gay man from Trinidad Tobago. Jason speaks about his life in Tobago and how he has been a victim to physical and verbal abuse due to his sexuality. Jason talks about the barriers and resistance and how he has overcome them himself. Read below to hear more about him:
‘My country is quite diverse is in multiculturalism and its people and where I am from there is no protection to be myself. I was open about my sexuality and that came with consequences like discrimination and thrown out from my family home however my grandfather was accepting so I lived with him for 10 years. The west indies laws are still archaic, they have buggery laws where you can be caught being with some of the same sex for 25 years. If you are discriminated or physically hurt for your homosexuality the police will walk away and it is not logged. An example of this is in 2006 to 2013 there was trans female prostitutes being beaten and killed on the streets and showing the police did not protect those in the LGBTQ community. I have had many altercations because of my sexuality including being stabbed in my leg. However, I did have some support through my grandfather, small supportive groups and I had some supportive friends’
27 min