Maurice Tomlinson
- January 9, 2024
- Lawyer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Maurice Tomlinson |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Date Of Birth | Apr 9, 1971(1971-04-09) |
| Age | 53 |
| Birthplace | Montego Bay |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Birth City | Saint James Parish |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Maurice Tomlinson Biography
| Name | Maurice Tomlinson |
| Birthday | Apr 9 |
| Birth Year | 1971 |
| Place Of Birth | Montego Bay |
| Home Town | Saint James Parish |
| Birth Country | Jamaica |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Maurice Tomlinson is one of the most popular and richest Lawyer who was born on April 9, 1971 in Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica.
Maurice Tomlinson (born 1971) is a Jamaican Attorney-at-Law and law lecturer. He has been a leading Gay Rights and HIV activist in the Caribbean for over 20 years and is one of the only Jamaican LGBTI human rights advocates to challenge the country’s 1864 British colonially imposed anti gay Sodomy Law (known as the Buggery Law). This law predominantly affects men who have sex with men (MSM) and carries a jail sentence of up to ten years imprisonment with hard labour.
After graduation in 1993 Maurice returned to Air Jamaica and started his then “dream” job as a flight attendant. However, he left the airline after only 6 months when his boss advised him to “stand in front of a mirror, try to act more macho and deepen his voice” because passengers had complained that he was gay.
Maurice Tomlinson Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Lawyer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Maurice Tomlinson is one of the richest Lawyer from Jamaica. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Maurice Tomlinson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Maurice was born on 9 April 1971 in Montego Bay, St, James, Jamaica to George Cornel Tomlinson and Carmen Victoria Tomlinson (née Campbell). He has two brothers, Kurt and Rhoan. Maurice’s education includes studies at The University of the West Indies (2003), Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica (2005) and the University of Turin Law School in Italy (2006) and Mona School of Business (2007).
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On behalf of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Tomlinson is the appellant in a Jamaican Court of Appeal matter challenging two local TV stations that refused to air an ad in which he appears that calls on Jamaicans to respect the rights of homosexuals. The TV stations refused to air the ad on the grounds that it would anger the island’s powerful churches and could also be seen to be aiding and abetting an illegal activity. Although the Supreme Court ruled against Maurice’s claim, they did acknowledge the importance of the case and refused an application from the TV stations that Maurice pay their legal costs. The court also clarified for the first time that gay Jamaicans have all the rights of other citizens under the 2011 Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms. This is a significant precedent as the country’s Parliament had deliberately excluded sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression from protection against discrimination under the Charter.
Facts & Trivia
Eugene Ranked on the list of most popular Lawyer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Jamaica. Maurice Tomlinson celebrates birthday on April 9 of every year.
In 2013, Maurice became a founding member of Dwayne’s House, Jamaica’s first charity which focuses exclusively on providing food and basic services to homeless LGBTI youth who have been forced to live in the sewers of the capital, Kingston.
Top Facts about Maurice Tomlinson
- Maurice Tomlinson is a Jamaican gay rights activist.
- He was born in 1971.
- Tomlinson is an attorney and law lecturer.
- He has faced death threats for his activism.
- In 2012, he filed a lawsuit challenging Jamaica’s anti-sodomy law.
- Tomlinson is the founder of the LGBT organization AIDS-Free World Caribbean.
- He received the inaugural David Kato Vision and Voice Award in 2013.
- Tomlinson currently resides in Canada with his husband, Tom Decker.
- He continues to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights globally.
- Tomlinson’s work has been featured in various media outlets including The New York Times and BBC News.