{"id":217795,"date":"2026-04-29T16:35:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/may17.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=217795"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:35:32","slug":"equality-jamaica-idahot-2026-essay-competition","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/event\/equality-jamaica-idahot-2026-essay-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Equality Jamaica &#8211; IDAHOT Essay Competition 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row row-container\" id=\"row-unique-0\"><div class=\"row limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p>Got ideas about the future of LGBTQ+ rights in Jamaica? Your voice matters.<\/p>\n<p>The Equality For All Foundation Jamaica Ltd. IDAHOT 2026 Essay Competition is now open to all Jamaicans 18+.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcdd Essay Topic:<br \/>\n\u201cConsidering the current legal and social status of queer people in Jamaica, how can the vision of the Queer Agenda particularly for Family Life, Education and Training and Employment be realized?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Submission Guidelines:<br \/>\n\u2714\ufe0f1,500 \u2013 2,000 words<br \/>\n\u2714\ufe0fWritten in English<br \/>\n\u2714\ufe0fAPA citation with reference list<br \/>\n\u2714\ufe0fMust incorporate recommendations from the Queer Agenda<br \/>\n\u2714\ufe0fInclude author name and essay title<br \/>\n\u2714\ufe0fAI-generated essays are not permitted<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 Prizes:<br \/>\n\ud83e\udd47 $30,000 | \ud83e\udd48 $20,000 | \ud83e\udd49 $10,000<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc5 Deadline: April 10, 2026 (5PM)<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 Submit to: adrian@equalityjamaica.org<br \/>\nSubject: IDAHOT Essay Competition 2026<\/p>\n<p>Share your ideas. Shape the conversation. Help imagine a more inclusive Jamaica.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-0\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-0\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-0\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got ideas about the future of LGBTQ+ rights in Jamaica? Your voice matters. The Equality For All Foundation Jamaica Ltd. [...]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":217796,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[120],"tribe_events_cat":[72],"class_list":["post-217795","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-120","tribe_events_cat-art-or-creative-expression","cat_art-or-creative-expression"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/217795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/217795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":217797,"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/217795\/revisions\/217797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217795"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=217795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}