Civil society and human rights activist and the 2014 winner of the US Embassy Woman of Courage Award Zenita Nicholson died yesterday morning at the St Joseph Mercy Hospital in an apparent suicide, but following reports of domestic violence the police have since launched an investigation.
The 37-year-old mother of two was well known for fighting for the rights of the vulnerable but more for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community and was once the secretary to the board of the Sexual Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD). At the time of her passing she was still a very active member of the organisation. SASOD – shock at her sudden passing yesterday. Nicholson was also the Country Coordinator for the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities/PANCAP Global Round 9 Vulnerable Groups Project at the time of her death.
Speaking to this newspaper, a distraught Joel Simpson, Executive Director of SASOD and close friend of Nicholson, said he received the shocking news around 4 am yesterday through a mutual friend. Simpson said he rushed down to the hospital immediately where he met the
