Susan McClelland is a YA nonfiction writer who spends her time between Toronto and Dumfries-Galloway in Scotland. Senate briefing panel and attended the first White House Forum on Global LGBT Human Rights. In 2015, President Barack Obama recognized Jackson as one of Jamaica's remarkable young leaders at the Town Hall for Youth in Kingston, Jamaica. Funny Gyal aims to inspire others to let them know that they are not alone.Īngeline Jackson is an LGBTQ human rights activist, an HIV/AIDS educator and the former executive director of Quality of Citizenship Jamaica. Jackson gives a frank and honest account of her life and how she navigated her sexuality and spirituality along the way. But growing up in a conservative and religious household meant that she was often at odds with her community. Jackson grew up knowing that she was attracted to other girls, and explored her sexuality in her teens. (/iamacjackson, Dundurn Press)įunny Gyal is a YA nonfiction book about the real-life story of Angeline Jackson, who stood up to Jamaica's oppression of queer youth to demand recognition and justice. Funny Gyal is a book by Angeline Jackson, left, with Susan McClelland.
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