Many loves, one heart.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Feinbloom, Sarah, director.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sexual minorities--Civil rights--Jamaica.

Sexual minorities.

Gay rights--Jamaica.

Gay rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (00:18:29)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Good Docs, 2017.

Language Note:

Closed-captions in English.

Summary:

Many Loves, One Heart tells the story of the nascent LGBTQ movement in Jamaica by highlighting courageous members of the community and their allies, who have committed their lives to the Jamaican struggle for LGBTQ rights. Jamaica has frequently been cited for egregious homophobic violence by international press and human rights organizations. Challenging this often one-sided depiction, Many Loves, One Heart presents brave Jamaicans who are seeking to transform their island into a space of inclusivity where they can love freely. The documentary includes Spice, a gay, homeless youth with dreams; Mo, one of the first openly trans individuals in the Jamaica police force, who hopes one day to marry his partner; Dane, the Executive Director of J-FLAG, the leading LGBTQ human rights organization in Jamaica; and Father Sean Major-Campbell, who broke with much of the religious establishment to preach love, inclusion, and allyship with conviction and courage. Scenes of Jamaica's second-ever Pride week depict the safe spaces carved out by the movement's proponents, interspersed with provocative commentary by scholars and activists linking the movement for LGBTQ rights to the fight for emancipation from slavery. Many Loves, One Heart shares this homegrown Jamaican movement, celebrates their emerging victories and is an important resource for building global awareness of transnational human rights.

Participant:

Director, Sarah Feinbloom.

Notes:

Description based on XML content.

ISBN:

1-03-624968-9

9781036249687

OCLC:

1584443510

Publisher Number:

302203