Please join us for the screening of Taboo Yardies (the short) and a silent auction of vintage clothing by Tadashi fundraiser on Saturday, February 27, 2010. Come mingle with us. Eat, drink and hear more about this wonderful documentary - Taboo Yardies.
We accept and encourage contributions larger than the $20.00 admission charge. contributions. You may donate cash or use any major credit card. For more info, please go to www.tabooyardies.com.
Taboo Yardies is Selena Blake's grass roots and ground-breaking film that dares to speak the name of Jamaica's ultimate societal taboo - homosexuality.
Model/actress/filmmaker Selena asserts:
"...gays, straight people, transsexuals, whomever, need to sit down and talk about this issue honestly because it's not going away."
"As a child growing up in rural Jamaica I knew of "battie-man" i.e. gays being teased but surely not beaten or hacked to death because of their sexual orientation. Whatever your morals or ethical standards might be, perpetrating violence on anyone based on his or her religion, color, race or sexual orientation is just wrong."Taboo Yardies" is my contribution to a long overdue conversation amongst Jamaican families and hopefully families globally."
"I have funded this documentary for 2 years now almost entirely from my own earnings. Completion requires YOUR support. Please help with your donations."
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