Nicole Dennis-Benn’s Patsy is at once a searing exploration of the intersections of lesbian identity, cultural taboos, and psychological apotheosis against the backdrop of Caribbean and diasporic contexts. This paper explores the systematic silencing of queer identities within a religiously conservative socio-political sphere, within the context of a post-colonial society in Jamaica. Patsy, the titular character, runs up against a world that expects her to conform to heteronormative ideals (motherhood, for example) while refusing to allow her the freedom to express her sexuality out in the open. The transmission of this suppression to bodies has deep psychological consequences that some people refer to as homophobia within the self, emotional alienation and split identity, and the double trauma of migration that serves as both liberating and alienating. Through an intersectional feminist and queer theoretical lens, this paper critiques the societal structures that perpetuate the marginalization of queer women of color. It accentuates the points of resistance and resilience, showing how Patsy’s journey can be extrapolated to speak to the need to dismantle cultural taboos and create inclusivity for marginalised identity.