The Potential of Technology to facilitate on-line and

“real-world” work and progress for sexual minorities

Vidyaratha Kissoon
Email : vidyak1@gmail.com
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Dear SASOD,
Thank you for your wonderful work for the community. I am living in
the United States and am doing some research for a project on Gay
Life in Guyana. I have visited your site but am looking for more
information if possible. There is not a lot of information online
anywhere in the US. Is there any way you can help me find
the following:
1. Expert witnesses in Guyana on the conditions for gay men.
2. People who can/willing to give personal accounts.
3. Sociologist/experts at the University of Guyana who is
knowledgeable.

Any assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much,
UT
 Answering the question
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Caribbean Sexualities on the internet
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SASOD Case Study
– Challenges
– Opportunities
Caribbean Sexualities on the Internet
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Organisation websites
− CAISO
• gspottt.wordpress.com
− JFLAG
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www.jflag.org, jflag.blogspot.com
− SASOD
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www.sasod.org.gy
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News/blog
− Blogdemoi.com
− MSMNPA/Free Forum - www.msmnpa.org
− Sunshine Cathedral Jamaica
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http://sunshinecathedraljamaica.blogspot.com/
GLBT Jamaica
 Caribbean Sexualities on the
internet
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Social networking
− outcuracao.ning.com
− SASOD Film Festival on Facebook
− Yahoogroups – CFLAGS, SASOD and others
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Research
− Man Initiative
− Caribbean Antiviolence Project
− Various HIV related websites
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Stories

Film festival

Funders
 Opportunities
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Film Festival
− Accountability and visibility
− Who's coming to the film festival on Facebook?
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Who is lurking on the yahoo group?
− Formed in 2003, now 180 members including
public servants and academics
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Who wants to know what we are doing?
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Other needs
− Add annual reports, etc
− Get people to add their stories
 Challenges
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Need for safe hook spaces
− Security concerns in Trinidad & Tobago
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Digital divide
− Does it reinforce other divides in the
“community?
− Bandwidth use varies
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Literacy divide
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Knowledge management from the rich
discussions
Thank you..

Questions?