“Getting To The Root Of The Problem” Discussion
A panel discussion — entitles “Getting to the Root of the Problem” – will take place on Thursday evening [June 18], with the event aiming to “explore how slavery, colonisation, religion and diaspora have shaped homophobic and transphobic attitudes in Bermuda.”
A spokesperson said, “OUTBermuda’s upcoming Bermuda Pride Panel Discussion has an ambitious goal: to discuss the root causes of homophobia.
“Getting to the ‘Root’ of the Problem is a Panel Discussion taking place on Thursday, June 18 from 6:00 to 9:30 pm at the Bermuda Sailor’s Home. Organised and moderated by Yassine Chentouf, the event aims to explore how slavery, colonisation, religion and diaspora have shaped homophobic and transphobic attitudes in Bermuda.
“Four people with diverse backgrounds have been asked to speak on the panel; Linda Bogle Mienzer, Revd Dr Canon Augustine Tanner-Ihm, Kristin White, and US-based professor, Myron Beasley, Ph.D. Myron Beasley Ph.D. is a professor of American Studies and Gender and Sexuality Studies at Bates College. Much of his research focuses on the intersection of gender/sexuality, art and social change. His work emphasizes internalized colonial sexualities and gendered performances within the African Diaspora.
“Linda Bogle-Mienzer is a Bermudian activist, Labour Relations Organizer, and LGBTQI+ Representative for the Caribbean Region with Public Services International who uses her lived experience as a gay Black woman to champion human rights, intersectionality, and social justice.
“Discussing both historical and current religious influences, Rev Dr Augustine, Minister of Wesley Community Church, will share insights from his experience as a psychologist and a theologian with extensive research on post-colonial thought.
“Historian, Kristin White, is a community organiser, entrepreneur and writer. She is involved in several community and advocacy projects, including as a founding member of Social Justice Bermuda. As a local historian, she will provide context on slavery in Bermuda.
“Organisers of the event invite any community members who are open to learning and unlearning to join this event. At 6:00 there will be a short welcoming reception. There will be a short Q&A period at the end of the event.
“The event is free to attend, but a ticket is required. Tickets can be reserved at www.ptix.bm.
“OUTBermuda, Bermuda’s only charity dedicated to LGBTQ+ people, is the driving force behind Bermuda Pride. The panel discussion marks the second event in the Bermuda Pride 2026 line-up. The full event line-up can be seen at www.pride.bm.”
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Interesting talking about the root of the phobia, but not the root of the lifestyle. Guess we don’t want to go there.
“Pride goes before the fall.”
“but not the root of the lifestyle”
Being gay is not a “lifestyle” or a choice. Your ignorance is showing.
Oh my! Someone needs a hug! But not from me.
So, tell me how a man can marry a woman, a real woman, have two children, and then declare he was gay all that time? No choices made there, right?
True story, I know the family. Big shocker to friends on both sides and the families. I await your reply. Keep it civil.
That said, is being a swinger a lifestyle, a choice, or genetic? All the swingers I know say it is a lifestyle. What say you?
Joe was right , you truly are showing your ignorance.
The situation you describe is closet bisexualism .
Been going on forever . Eventually the individual makes the move to where their strongest feeling lay .
What has slavery got to do with this ?
Accountability and responsibility are a one way street in today’s world.
Always, and I mean always, someone else’s fault.
Hay Bermudas had the best of everything why not acknowledge David Gibbons Sir John Swan Jack Sharpe for making the best economy in the world in the 70s and 80s that’s our real history.and was wrecked by the people you voted for.Stop blaming the white man for everything when he’s given you everything.Kristen White study Northern Ireland and see how white people have suffered under terrorist acts, open up your mind and look at this:
1976 mill town massacre
November 1987 bombing
1998 Omaha bombing
I rest my case
Which religion, specifically, is the most demonstrably anti-gay?
Pastafarianism?