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Michael Abrahams | Gay Pride? What The Hell Is That?

Published: Sunday | August 5, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Abrahams

This week, members of Jamaica’s LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community
are celebrating Pride Week.

Many years ago, before the term LGBT became fashionable, and the focus was mainly on gay

members of that community, I would hear about gay pride, and my reaction would be “What is
there to be proud of? Why be proud of being a weirdo? A deviant? An outcast?” That was then,

before I began to understand the struggles members of that community face.

Now, after years of befriending, looking after and working with members of the LGBT
community, I get it. Not only do I get it, but I support it. Living a happy life can be a challenge

for members of that community in Jamaica.