Author: Latoya Nugent
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Navigating Sexual Education: A Call for Dialogue and Understanding
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Yesterday I attended the #EvilSpirits forum that was put on by Wayne West and the team at the JSSACHAR Foundation. The forum was quite interesting and indeed spirited, but not very confrontational in my opinion, which was a pleasant surprise. It was a truth-stretching space, stretched so much that one would wonder if it was…
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Understanding Jamaica’s Buggery Law: Implications for educational institutions
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The Guidance and Counselling Unit ensures that the school facilities which are in place are effectively utilized for the total development of the individual student[…] photo credit: Jamaica Gleaner I read with concern the comments uttered by the President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association regarding how Guidance Counsellors are expected to treat with students who identify…
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Empowering change: Lessons from my time at J-FLAG
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I don’t have a lot of experience working with Civil Society Organisations; the closest I came to having any sort of experience with CSOs was four months at my dad’s church – I designed and implemented a short training programme for point persons in the church to provide more youth friendly services for the youth…
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Celebrating human rights at Christ Church
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Today was a special day for me. It was the first in a very long time that I participated in a church service outside of attending thanksgiving service, the christening of my godson, or my dad’s annual appreciation service. When I go I usually enjoy it, but I am rarely, if ever moved by the…
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The Perfume of compassion amidst the stench of homophobia
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Saturday, June 14, 2014 was like a Friday the 13th for me. So many things happened that day – a day that seemed packed with a few more hours than the 24 to which I have grown accustomed. But it wasn’t all bad. Some of it was quite productive and inspiring. For those of us…
Latoya Nugent 