Bisexuals living in Jamaica and those of Jamaican heritage living overseas, have taken their cause to the popular social networking site, Facebook.

Designed to create awareness of the persecution they face, the creators of the group, in a detailed description of the purpose of the page, said, "Lots of Jamaican men are gay or bisexual. Lots of Jamaican women are lesbian or bisexual. They're here.They're queer.They're not going away and they're not going to hide anymore! Please, my fellow Caribbean people, gays, lesbians and bisexuals of Jamaican origin are people too. They deserve human rights."

The group which had 106 members up to press time, both men and women, also provides a forum for gays, lesbians and bisexuals to interact with each other and seek companionship.

shared difficulties

One member of the group posted, " I'm a nice Jamaican lesbian girl seeking a female partner. Message me if you're interested." While another shared the difficulties faced by Jamaican lesbians. She wrote, "It's hard being a Jamaican lesbian, because they don't condone this in our country. But so what? We are who we are. As long as you love yourself, then that's all that matters."

Another user expressed gratitude to the group's creators for starting the page and said, "Hailing from Saint Andrew. I wish to say big ups to you guys for putting our struggle on the forefront. Being gay and Jamaican is not an anomaly. It is who we are."

The group, which is private for the most part, requires users to officially 'join' and request to be a part. At least one person on the page was seen requesting to be added. She wrote, " add me pplz".