Education Realities for Sexual and Gender Minorities in Jamaica and the Wider Caribbean
Possibility and Progress in the 21st Century
Education Realities for Sexual and Gender Minorities in Jamaica and the Wider Caribbean
Possibility and Progress in the 21st Century
Description
This book offers insights on education, gender and sexuality in the Caribbean, with a focus on Jamaica. Using an intersectional and interdisciplinary lens-featuring contributions from fields such as literary studies, psychology, healthcare and cultural studies-the collection sheds light on the experiences of sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals in education in the Caribbean and its diaspora. It examines how they have been marginalized by social attitudes shaped by inherited colonial
perspectives, as well as the challenges and tensions that hinder and drive their struggles and aspirations across diverse issues, including persistent
stigma, policy gaps and discrimination. However, rather than presenting
a narrative defined solely by hardship, the chapters in the collection
underscore the resilience and agency of community-based actors and
academics working to change realities on the ground for SGM people. While
acknowledging deeply entrenched social and institutional barriers, this
book points to evolving conditions that signal potential for progress toward
greater inclusion, equity and recognition of Caribbean SGM communities.
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Table of Contents
Kaschka R. Watson, R. Anthony Lewis, and Andrew B. Campbell
Chapter 2 Recounting Tensions, Trauma and Triumph: A Duoethnographic Approach of the Experiences of Two Black Male Gay Educational Leaders
Andrew B. Campbell and Kaschka R. Watson
Chapter 3 Jamaica's Buggery Law and its Impact on LGBTQI Students' Educational and Psychological Development
Alvin L. Bradbury II
Chapter 4 Adverse Childhood Experiences, Internalized Homophobia, and Suicidality among Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Multiracial Sexual Minority Men
Odion Clunis
Chapter 5 'Every Child Can Learn, Every Child Must Learn' Until Sexuality Comes up: An Analysis of Sexual Diversity Approaches to Inclusion in Caribbean Education Policy Frameworks
Taitu Heron
Chapter 6 Knowledge vs Noise: Dancehall Music as a Platform for Imparting Feminism to Subalternised Jamaicans
Elton Johnson
Chapter 7 Leadership for open and inclusive campuses: Shifting Jamaican tertiary educational leaders' discourse on LGB issues
R. Anthony Lewis and Craig McNally
Chapter 8 Ripped from the Headlines: Examining Print Media Reporting on Issues Related to LGBTQ+ Youth in the Context of Jamaican Public Education
Andrew B. Campbell and George McCaulsky
Chapter 9 Healing before Progressing: Trauma-Informed Pedagogy and Postcolonial Belonging
Kemar McIntosh
Chapter 10 Mapping Colonialism, Christianity, and Legal Constraints in Guyana's Gender Minority Education
Romain Williams and Dara Dillon
Chapter 11 The Power of Counter Narratives: LGBTQ+ Issues in Jamaica
Andrew B. Campbell
Chapter 12 Confronting Hate in Grenada: Experiences, Implications, and Possibilities
Donna Swapp and Kemon Herry
Epilogue - (Activist voice)
About the Editors
About the Authors
Product details
| Published | 21 Jan 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781978772014 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 8 figures & 8 tables |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
