Funny Gyal: My Fight Against Homophobia In Jamaica

byAngeline JacksonForeword byDiana King

June 7, 2022|
Funny Gyal: My Fight Against Homophobia In Jamaica by Angeline Jackson
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  • Appeals to YA readers of Chessy Prout's memoir of facing sexual assault, I Have the Right To, and Malala Yousafzai's activist memoir We Are Displaced
  • A story of pain and triumph, about a young woman growing up in Jamaica, where being a lesbian is extremely dangerous
  • As a teenager, Angeline experienced corrective rape, convinced an unwilling and complicit police force to capture her assailant, and went on to become an LGBTQ+ human rights activist
  • In 2015, during a state visit to Jamaica, President Barack Obama recognized Angeline Jackson for her bravery and her global activism
  • Angeline is an inspirational speaker and workshop presenter on topics of activism, faith, overcoming adversity, and LGBTQ+ experience
  • Angeline divides her time between Los Angeles and Kingston, Jamaica
  • Published simultaneously in hardcover, paperback, and epub editions
Angeline Jackson is an LGBTQ human rights activist, an HIV/AIDS educator, and the former executive director of Quality of Citizenship Jamaica. In 2015, President Barack Obama recognized Angeline as one of Jamaica’s remarkable young leaders at the Town Hall for Youth in Kingston, Jamaica. Angeline participated in a U.S. Senate briefing ...
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Title:Funny Gyal: My Fight Against Homophobia In Jamaica
Format:Hardcover
Product dimensions:232 pages, 8.5 X 5.5 X 1 in
Shipping dimensions:232 pages, 8.5 X 5.5 X 1 in
Published:June 7, 2022
Publisher:Dundurn Press
Language:English
Appropriate for ages:14 - adult
ISBN - 13:9781459750586

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