J-FLAG

{{Short description|Jamaican LGBT advocacy group}}

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{{Use Jamaican English|date=May 2013}}

J-FLAG, the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays, is an LGBT rights organisation in Jamaica, founded in 1998, and works for the human rights of lesbians, all-sexuals, and gays in Jamaica and the world. It is part of the Caribbean Forum of Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (C-FLAG).

LGBT civil rights organisations outside the country highlighted homophobic bigotry and violence in Jamaica before the founding of J-Flag, most publicly in the Stop Murder Music campaign calling for censorship of homophobic lyrics in dancehall music,"[http://www.freemuse.org/sw27728.asp Silencing Jamaican musicians fuels censorship debate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201051543/http://www.freemuse.org/sw27728.asp |date=1 December 2012 }}", FreeMuse.org, 8 May 2008."[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/dec/10/gayrights.popandrock Pride and prejudice] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201223014/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/dec/10/gayrights.popandrock |date=1 December 2016 }}", The Guardian, 9 December 2004. and sexual minorities remain at risk of physical violence.[http://www.amnestyusa.org/Country_Information/Jamaica/page.do?id=1106567&n1=3&n2=36&n3=1040 "Jamaica Human Rights: 'Battybwoys affi dead:' Action against homophobia in Jamaica"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220212604/http://www.amnestyusa.org/Country_Information/Jamaica/page.do?id=1106567&n1=3&n2=36&n3=1040 |date=20 February 2008 }}, Amnesty International USA. May 2004.

The group runs the Stop Murder Music campaign jointly with the Black Gay Men's Advisory Group and OutRage!.

In response J-FLAG offers legal reform and advocacy, education, and social services and support. The group was unable to continue regular safe-space/fund-raiser/social events, lymes held monthly until August 2001, due to the inability to accommodate the growing number of attendees."[http://www.jflag.org/events/index.htm JFLAG Jamaica – Events] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513183241/http://www.jflag.org/events/index.htm|date=13 May 2008}}", JFlag.org. They advocate inclusion of sexual orientation in the Jamaican constitution as well as on behalf of individuals seeking asylum in the United Kingdom and Canada."[http://www.jflag.org/about/index.htm JFLAG Jamaica – About J-FLAG] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513145723/http://www.jflag.org/about/index.htm|date=13 May 2008}}", J-FLAG.