Yesterday afternoon into late evening at the popular shopping enterprise Mega Mart in Kingston on Waterloo road was said to be the scene of a brawl of sorts between a man and at least two other men at first when all were inside the establishment conducting business, it is alleged that one of the two men made a pass at the other man and he did not take kindly to the move to which he responded to among other things with the derogatory parlance “GSYM” go suck your mother. An argument ensued reportedly in full view of members of the public who reportedly were shocked at the brazenness of the accused men one of whom were said to be masculine acting. It is alleged that one of the men claimed he was sorry but the apology was not accepted and the angry man proceeded to lambast them.
It is not known what was actually said to the man by the other accused gay men but it was enough to warrant his reaction.
Knives were pulled by the men and the other man who was the subject of the alleged adoration also drew some weapon from his cart as it, the men reportedly made contact with other persons via phone and actually left the establishment as the other man fumed, they returned shortly with other persons (allegedly two males) and declared that they were bad man Bman or in other words gangster gay men implying that they are not as docile as their more effeminate counterparts who may have left the scene given how Jamaicans react to effeminacy in public and the view that they are closer to women in demeanour so they are easy pickings.
Knives were pulled by the men and the other man who was the subject of the alleged adoration also drew some weapon from his cart as it, the men reportedly made contact with other persons via phone and actually left the establishment as the other man fumed, they returned shortly with other persons (allegedly two males) and declared that they were bad man Bman or in other words gangster gay men implying that they are not as docile as their more effeminate counterparts who may have left the scene given how Jamaicans react to effeminacy in public and the view that they are closer to women in demeanour so they are easy pickings.
Strange that no shots or videos of the alleged brawl or the scene seem to be available in this modern age of social media, media-whoring as it were or hashtagging on the latest suss or trend out there, only two sites had the story within the last couple hours which makes this one a little difficult to fully confirm but it is in the public domain also via radio as hinted above. GO HERE
A set of alleged gay men who attacked a shopper with a knife were removed from the MegaMart super-centre on Waterloo Road in St Andrew, by cops on Wednesday.
The men had allegedly made a pass at a male shopper who reacted angrily.
However, the men were not in a mood to be spoken harshly to and one reached for a large knife and wielded it threateningly.
The male shopper was saved by staff at the store who locked him inside a room before calling the police.
The men left the store but returned with reinforcements all the while declaring that they were bad man ‘b…men’.
They were eventually removed from the store by police from the St Andrew North Police Division.
Loop News Service
The argument however ensued as several other men mostly joined the standoff hurling insults alongside females as well, anti gay slander and the whole Bain/JFJ sex ed issue and why gays should not get any rights at all as the men were too brazen in flaunting it, dotted with the Bman fi dead (gays are to die or be killed) ode and looking at another man to approach him openly in public were said by onlookers, frankly if that was what happened he could have easily resisted the advance with far more tact than that, after all when women are harangued or called to by men openly they simply ignore the call, or use the cut eye reaction or some engage the attraction or flirt with their admirers as it were.
The police from the St Andrew North Police Division were called in and the matter was diffused this was after the man was supposedly saved by some staff members of the store who locked the man in a room prior to summoning the police eventually but several members of the public and Mega Mart staff could be heard fuming none the less and actually bashing the police for protecting battyman (gays); one woman was said to have exclaimed loudly in reference to the Clarendon matter that was carried on CVM TV of an alleged gay man who was trying on lipstick in a store which attracted a crowd and the police provided protection for him to exit the facility as the angry crowd demanded he be released to them.
Frankly some of our brothers if we are to go by this report and the present temperature out there in the days following the national hysteria rally at Half Way Tree by the anti gay group Jamaica CAUSE need to cool it, I know persons are angry at the strong opposition and the feelings of rejection and forced invisibility as there is an obvious tense calm out there. All sides are not pleased right now and outdoor open cruising or hits is not a sensible way to go as far as I am concerned; if you can avoid trouble just do so especially bearing in mind the gay baiting also from certain sections of media alleging that gay thugs are brazen and committing criminal acts. One of the men in this case is said to be linked to the LGBT homeless persons in the New Kingston area by the Shoemaker Gully which brings some concern for me and their safety given the numerous accounts and reports of clashes with members of the public with allegations of persons harassing other men who pass by.
Public displays of affection in Jamaica overall in terms of romantic play is not popular so worse yet for minority groups such as us it is not accepted by the general public hence the constant homophobic rant that we are “flaunting it” as if gender expression automatically denotes sexual orientation but Jamaicans have so much to learn on sex and sexuality as the present sex ed impasse shows us and the previous HFLE fiasco with the Ministry(ster) of Education in 2013 proved as well.
Will open expression and freedom of movement even if persons find others of the same sex attractive and act on it be finally be really free?
Peace and tolerance indeed needed at this time of the silly season.
UPDATE July 4
The Star News took a more effeminate posture on the story (not surprising) when my sources presented a "bad man shotta" hypermasculine profile of the men, so who do we believe here eh?
Here is their take on the matter:
Business came to a halt at a popular Corporate Area shopping establishment on Wednesday, after men, who are alleged to be homosexuals, reportedly attacked a male shopper following disparaging remarks directed at the group.
Reports from the Half-Way Tree police are that on June 2, at approximately 1:15 p.m., police personnel were called to the scene. Upon arrival, officers who caught the tail end of the fracas cautioned the rowdy quartet to leave the establishment immediately.
One of the men from the boisterous group was said to have had an altercation with a male shopper who passed critical remarks. As a result, the alleged homosexual reportedly hurried to an aisle of the supermarket, grabbing a knife off shelf, unsheathing it, later approaching the man wielding threats.
THE WEEKEND STAR understands that the group of men had been carrying on in unbecoming manner prior to the incident.
"Mi see dem. Female slippers, women's handbag, and one of dem was exposing him bottom area. They were picking up things like ladies stuff, like Stayfree and dem sort of something deh," said one man, as he recounted the incident. "This particular guy it seem to upset him. Him pass some remarks and dem hear, so dem decide fi attack him."
The debacle sent several horrified shoppers scampering.
Police told THE WEEKEND STAR that no charges have been laid against the men since they cooperated and left the enterprise, returning the knife used to threaten the male shopper.
Public displays of affection in Jamaica overall in terms of romantic play is not popular so worse yet for minority groups such as us it is not accepted by the general public hence the constant homophobic rant that we are “flaunting it” as if gender expression automatically denotes sexual orientation but Jamaicans have so much to learn on sex and sexuality as the present sex ed impasse shows us and the previous HFLE fiasco with the Ministry(ster) of Education in 2013 proved as well.
Will open expression and freedom of movement even if persons find others of the same sex attractive and act on it be finally be really free?
Peace and tolerance indeed needed at this time of the silly season.
UPDATE July 4
The Star News took a more effeminate posture on the story (not surprising) when my sources presented a "bad man shotta" hypermasculine profile of the men, so who do we believe here eh?
Here is their take on the matter:
Business came to a halt at a popular Corporate Area shopping establishment on Wednesday, after men, who are alleged to be homosexuals, reportedly attacked a male shopper following disparaging remarks directed at the group.
Reports from the Half-Way Tree police are that on June 2, at approximately 1:15 p.m., police personnel were called to the scene. Upon arrival, officers who caught the tail end of the fracas cautioned the rowdy quartet to leave the establishment immediately.
One of the men from the boisterous group was said to have had an altercation with a male shopper who passed critical remarks. As a result, the alleged homosexual reportedly hurried to an aisle of the supermarket, grabbing a knife off shelf, unsheathing it, later approaching the man wielding threats.
THE WEEKEND STAR understands that the group of men had been carrying on in unbecoming manner prior to the incident.
"Mi see dem. Female slippers, women's handbag, and one of dem was exposing him bottom area. They were picking up things like ladies stuff, like Stayfree and dem sort of something deh," said one man, as he recounted the incident. "This particular guy it seem to upset him. Him pass some remarks and dem hear, so dem decide fi attack him."
The debacle sent several horrified shoppers scampering.
Police told THE WEEKEND STAR that no charges have been laid against the men since they cooperated and left the enterprise, returning the knife used to threaten the male shopper.
ENDS
Be vigilant be safe
UPDATE July 7, 2014
Apology from the Store on their Facebook page
This recent edited video of an alleged gay man with a cutting implement clashing with someone else only serve to make the lack of support and indeed tolerance even more problematic
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