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From the Advocacy Desk 📝

Bullying continues to have a profound impact on LGBTQ+ youth in Jamaica. Equality for All Foundation’s 2024 Needs Assessment Survey found that nearly half of respondents reported experiencing bullying, with the majority of incidents occurring during high school - a critical stage of personal development.

In this month’s From the Advocacy Desk, Adrian McCarthy explores the realities behind these numbers and why stronger support, safer spaces, and meaningful intervention are needed for LGBTQ+ young people.

📖 Read the full column in the May edition of Irie Pride.
🔗 Link in below.

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✨ Ambassador Highlight: Trey (he/him)

Creative, compassionate, and community-driven, Trey joined the EFAF Ambassador Programme to grow, connect with his peers, and help others feel seen and supported.

For Trey, community building means creating safe spaces where people feel valued, heard, and cared for. Whether he’s volunteering, studying, or giving back, he leads with empathy and purpose.

Thank you, Trey, for being part of . 💙

Visit the link below to read the full Ambassador Highlight!

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The work behind every safe space, every act of support, and every moment of belonging deserves recognition. 💛

Our May newsletter, ‘The Work Behind the Community’, explores the power of care work, community action, youth leadership, and the collective responsibility we share in creating safer, more inclusive spaces for LGBTQ+ Jamaicans.

📖 Inside this issue:
✔️Care Work Deserves Recognition
✔️Community Thrives Through Action
✔️Youth Leadership Builds Belonging
✔️Preventing Bullying Through Support

Read the full newsletter now via the link below

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What an incredible evening of music, community, and impact. ✨

Thank you to everyone who attended and supported our Benefit Gala Concert featuring the University Singers. Your presence, generosity, and belief in our work help make a more inclusive and equitable Jamaica possible.

We extend special thanks to Marianne Ziss, Ambassador-Delegate of the French Republic, pictured here with our Executive Director, Glenroy Murray, for joining us and supporting this important evening.

As we look back on these moments, we’re reminded that real change is built through partnership, solidarity, and collective action. Thank you to our performers, sponsors, partners, volunteers, and every patron who contributed to the success of this event.

Together, we continue the work of creating a Jamaica where everyone can live freely, safely, and with dignity. 💙

As the curtain closes on An Evening in Harmony with The University Singers, we simply want to say: THANK YOU!💜

To every patron, partner, performer, volunteer, and supporter - your presence and generosity helped make this evening a success and strengthened our mission to build a more inclusive Jamaica.

Thank you for being part of the harmony, the impact, and the movement.

🎶 TONIGHT! 🎶

Join us for An Evening in Harmony with The University Singers in support of the Equality for All Foundation.

Experience an unforgettable evening of music, community, and impact as one of Jamaica’s premier choral ensembles takes the stage.

📍 Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, UWI Mona
🕗 Show starts at 8:00 PM sharp

🎟️ Tickets are available via the link below and will also be available at the door.

https://bit.ly/4euVLtj

We can’t wait to welcome you for a night of harmony, purpose, and inspiration. ✨

Our work has always gone beyond a single acronym. 🌈

For years, the mission was bigger than the name, and now, the name better reflects the full scope of our advocacy, impact, and community.

Equality for All Foundation Limited represents a broader vision for justice, inclusion, health, and human rights across Jamaica.

Same fight. Bigger vision!

Beyond a name. Beyond a legacy. 🌈

For years, many have known us as J-FLAG. Today, we continue that legacy with a clearer reflection of who we are and the full breadth of the communities we serve as Equality for All Foundation Limited.

This brand refresh is a reinforcement of our growth, our advocacy, and our commitment to justice, health, inclusion, and every identity across Jamaica.

Rooted in community. Clearer in purpose.
More than a name. A clearer promise.