Lawyer Maurice Tomlinson was forced to leave his home in Jamaica after a photo from his private wedding was published in a local newspaper. Tomlinson and his husband received numerous death threats and fled to Toronto where he now resides.

Fusion’s Jorge Ramos spoke to the HIV/AIDS activist about the ongoing homophobia in the Caribbean and if President Obama’s visit could help to shift the country’s current dialogue of intolerance.

For our look into the struggle for LGBT rights in Jamaica, click here.