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VI. C onclusion In sum, this chapter captured phenomeno- logical glimpses of how homonegativity shapes the lived experiences of one woman in Jamaica who loves women. Data was collected via Tracy’s written memory, semi-structured interviews, Jamaican Dancehall music, and my post-reflexion journal. Findings revealed that one young woman who loves women in Jamaica experiences fear, care, hope, and wishful-thinking, and feeling diseased. Future research needs to be done to capture the experiences of women who love women in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. This research might use surveys to gather large-scale data and ethnography to understand better the sub-cultural experiences of women who love women. Apart from different research methods, different research questions need to be asked where the findings will help society to lessen their fears and their perception of non-heterosexual and non- gender conforming women as diseased, so we can move towards care and hope for all. R eferences R éférences R eferencias 1. Anderson-Levy, L. M. (2008). 'Hiding in the open:' Whiteness and citizenship in the (re) production of difference in Jamaica (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest Digital Dissertations. (UMI 3313423). 2. Boxhill, I., Martin, J., & Russell, R. (2011) . National survey of attitudes and perceptions of Jamaicans towards same sex relationships. 3. Boxill, I., Galbraith, E., Mitchell, R., Russell, R., Johnson, S., & Waller, L. (2012 ). National survey of attitudes and perceptions of Jamaicans towards same sex relationships: A follow-up study . 4. Charles, C. A. (2011). Representations of homosexuality in Jamaica. Social and Economic Studies , 60 (1), 3-29. 5. Clemencia, J. (1996). Women who love women in Curaçao: From" cachapera" to open throats: A commentary in collage. Feminist studies , 22 (1), 81-88. 6. Cowell, N. M., & Saunders, T. S. (2011). Exploring heteronormativity in the public discourse of Jamaican legislators. Sexuality & Culture, 15 (4), 315-331. 7. Currier, A. (2010). Political homophobia in postcolonial Namibia. Gender & Society, 24 (1), 110-129. 8. Graziano, K. J. (2004). Oppression and resiliency in a post-apartheid South Africa: Unheard voices of black gay men and lesbians. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 10 (3), 302-316. 9. Gromer, J. M., Campbell, M. H., Gomory, T., & Maynard, D. M. (2013). Sexual prejudice among Barbadian University students. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services , 25 (4) 399-419. 10. Gunkel, H. (2009). What's identity got to do with it? Rethinking intimacy and homosociality in contemporary South Africa. NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research, 17 (3), 206-221. 11. Jackson, K., B. (2015). Homohegemony and the other: Canada and Jamaica (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://qspace.library.queensu.ca/ handle/1974/12691. 12. Kempadoo, K. (2009). Caribbean sexuality: Mapping the field. Caribbean Review of Gender Studies, 3, 28-51. 13. Martin-Kerr, K. (2016). Women who love women in Jamaica. Retrieved from Dissertations & Theses @ CIC Institutions; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I. (1830522947). 14. Ministry of Justice-Government of Jamaica, Offenses Against the Person Act. (1864). Retrieved August 1, 2015. http://www.moj.gov.jm/sites/default /files/laws/Offences Against th e Person Act_0.pdf 15. Peake, L., & Trotz, A. D. (1999). Gender, ethnicity and place: Women and identity in Guyana . New York: Routledge. 16. Vagle, M. D. (2014). Crafting phenomenological research . Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press. 17. Wekker, G. (2006). The politics of passion: Women's sexual culture in the Afro-Surinamese diaspora . New York: Columbia University Press. 18. West, K., & Cowell, N. M. (2014). Predictors of prejudice against lesbians and gay men in Jamaica. The Journal of Sex Research . Advance online publication. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/pubmed/24483715. doi: 10.1080/00224499.20 13.853725. 19. West, K., & Hewstone, M. (2012a). Culture and contact in the promotion and reduction of anti-gay prejudice: Evidence from Jamaica and Britain. Journal of Homosexuality, 59 (1), 44-66. 20. West, K., & Hewstone, M. (2012b). Relatively socially acceptable prejudice within and between societies. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology , 22(3), 269-282. 21. White, R. C., & Carr, R. (2015). Homosexuality and HIV/AIDS stigma in Jamaica. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 7 (4), 347-359. © 2023 Global Journals Volume XXIII Issue III Version I 47 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2023 G A Post-Intentional Phenomenological Study of a Queer Identified Youth in Jamaica