Lesbian.com : Connecting lesbians worldwide | Jamaica https://www.lesbian.com Connecting lesbians worldwide Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:46:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Interview with outspoken poet Staceyann Chin: ‘We have to challenge each other to talk’ https://www.lesbian.com/interview-with-poet-staceyann-chin-we-have-to-challenge-each-other-to-talk/ https://www.lesbian.com/interview-with-poet-staceyann-chin-we-have-to-challenge-each-other-to-talk/#respond Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:00:16 +0000 http://www.lesbian.com/?p=11126 Poet discusses lesbian motherhood, homophobia, and the evolving experience of being a lesbian Jamaican woman.

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Staceyann Chin performing “Border/Clash: A Litany of Desires” with her characteristic intensity and passion. (Photo: Richard Termine)

BY GLENNISHA MORGAN
Huffington Post Gay Voices

Over a decade ago, Staceyann Chin burst onto the scene with Russell Simmons’ “Def Poetry Jam” on Broadway. Sharing the stage with other prominent poets and hip-hop artists, she garnered a Tony Award for her performance.

Chin, known for candidly revealing her frustrating childhood in Jamaica — a country known for homophobia — said she became aware of a growing interest in her experience as a Jamaican lesbian immigrant. In 2010, she released her critically acclaimed memoir, “The Other Side Of Paradise.”

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