In the fourth episode of "Ring the Alarm," a special series in partnership with the Advocate Magazine, award-winning journalist Jasmyne Cannick continues with her exclusive look inside Jamaica, one of the world’s most homophobic and transphobic countries. 

Jasmyne continues the conversation with Unity Fellowship Church's Reverend Nevin Powell back in Jamaica, where he opened a secret safe house for queer Jamaicans who feared losing their lives because Jamaica continues to be one of the deadliest and most discriminatory countries in the world for LGBTQ people.

Please note that this episode contains depictions of sexual violence that some people may find disturbing. Know your limits, and act accordingly.

Produced and hosted by: Jasmyne Cannick
Associate Producer: Nevin Powell

Featured Music:

• Ring the Alarm by Tenor Saw
• No Woman, No Cry by Musical Youth
• Them Fe Dead by Papa San

Resources:

• Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI)
• Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project (BLMP)
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is now: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.  Dial 988 from anywhere in the US to be connected to a local crisis center.

Episode sponsored in part by The Advocate, your source for LGBTQ+ news, since 1967.

To support Unity Fellowship Church, Jamaica’s safe house, donate through Cash App to $UFJamaica or UFJamaica.com

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