So Dean Moriah's murder was NOT a homophobic killing ....... ethical issues in advocacy arise yet again

As the video above showed the awful demise of a member of the MSM population in recent times many persons local and abroad were led to think this was another case of Jamaica acting out its "most homophobic label" we now see that this case is not a homophobic murder as was made to be believed and as so eagerly reported by some advocates namely Maurice Tomlinson, Dwayne Brown on his Minority Insight blog and even as far away as the United Kingdom by our good friend Peter Tatchell when he participated in a protest at the Jamaican consulate office as was carried on my sister blog GLBTQJA complete with a press release and photos of the activity. The Gleaner carried an update on September 20th on the matter as excerpted here:

UPDATE: Man Reportedly Confesses To Murder Of MoBay Hospitality Worker Dean Moriah

Janet Silvera, Senior Gleaner Writer wrote:

The man held in connection with the murder of hospitality worker, Dean Moriah, has reportedly confessed to the killing.

The man, who goes by the alias, 'Mario', was picked up on Monday by the police in Oracabessa, St. Mary and was later transferred to the Montego Bay Freeport station in St. James.

He was reportedly held with Moriah's stolen motor vehicle.
He was also found with Moriah's wallet and was reportedly wearing a pair of his shoes.

It is believed he was a friend of the deceased, and was identified in a photo in Moriah's kitchen.
Moriah died on August 29 from stab wounds to his chest and neck.

His house was set ablaze by the attacker who also stole his car and cellular phone.
Moriah, who named his killer before he died, was buried last Saturday in Haughton Grove, Ramble, Hanover.

ENDS

Dwayne Brown in his own defence tried to play walk between the raindrops when he was confronted by other younger activists as to the truthfulness of his coverage of the matter on his blog on Facebook he made the following comment: "The report did not make a definitive statement as it relates to the accused affiliation with the victim...Using word such as 'believed' is one of uncertainty and speculation. the report has no proof to substantiate such belief. Beliefs aren't facts..." So it is when one is cornered they try to worm their way out of it but I am not surprised they learn from the best anyway. I have learnt over the years in this business that despite how a case may look as homophobic on the surface one has to wait for better particulars to come out before jumping to conclusions and screams of homophobia in the international arena to gain attention only to be left with a stench of liar liar pants on fire emanating from one. The grapevine had already concluded that it was non homophobic matter and in Jamaica that modality though termed as hearsay is very important given the scheme of things.

Jamaicans are very astute these days when it comes to reports on the news with certain variables involved; a (partially) nude male deceased; untouched home; stolen or missing car; possibly used condoms; neighbours accounts of male visitors etc. once those items appear the conclusion is already drawn before the real evidence is presented but the response should not be to scream homophobia the moment the story breaks. The No GAY Rage article that followed the incident in the Gleaner only served to prove that the agitations over the years have not quite resonated: CLICK HERE FOR MORE 

Lest we also forget the Big Gay Lie article from child rights activist Betty Ann Blaine where she made putrid the calls of homophobia and also never forget the parting shot from Les Green the UK born police commissioner as well where he said the gay lobby's claims were not true both can be seen HERE and HERE.

It seems we have not learnt from the numerous episodes of similar cases and even recent ones of the homeless MSM murdered on June 13, 2012 where JFLAG's ED was called out on the matter after they rushed to a conclusion only for it to be revealed it was a gay on gay crime. Dionne Jackson Miller host of RJR's Beyond the headlines had pointed on June 28 2012 that:

"The men were apparently brutally murdered with blunt instruments in the vicinity of the intersection of Trafalgar Road and Lady Musgrave Road. Persons who are homeless frequented this area; among them are young gay men who have been made homeless because of the continued intolerance of homosexuality in Jamaica.”

In an interview with me on my radio programme Beyond the Headlines a few days later, JFLAG spokesman Dane Lewis admitted that the organisation had jumped the gun, and that his later information was that the two men in question had been killed by members of the gay community. He said he withdrew that part of the statement and promised a corrected version. I haven’t seen that yet."

JFLAG has since removed their statement as well on the Dean Moriah matter too from their website but all these mishaps in reporting and agitations have only sought to rob the lobby of any credibility thus affecting any campaigns and position statements that may follow no matter how virtuous they are intended to be but when will all concerned learn? one would have thought that after fifteen years around they and others individual spokespersons (nominated self appointed or otherwise) would know how to handle such issues by now instead we have mistake after mistake occurring with disastrous consequences, the Queen Ifrica matter anyone? and it's lack of ownership in so far as the Stop Murder Music Campaign is concerned and letting it slip to a quickly formed overseas group with Jamaican membership who managed to get the artist work permit cancelled but ha snow left the perception of free speech stifflers added as another layer to the struggle that we did not need. But again I ask who cares? as long as the headlines are being made and the funders continue to be led so be it, truth and objectivity have no place around here.

Anyone notices locally that hardly any thing can be said as of late and local media seems not amused as to how the Queen Ifrica matter was handled? Notice too that it is only overseas online publications that are being worked to the bone to promote supposed agitation for rights, then we wonder why the cynical public that must be convinced is adamant that homosexuality is being foisted on the nation.

To get rights basically by fiat as it were or arm wrenching in the minds of the people whose minds we want to change is not by idea of full freedom as we may find ourselves always looking over our shoulders with a finger pointing opposition reminding us "you lied your way to them" I much rather preferred unfettered enjoyment of same if and when they come, after all King, Gandhi and other freedom fighters did not leave any doubt as to the veracity of their work for their struggles.

Think on these things.

UPDATE 

September 27th none other than Dwayne Brown himself and a few others tried to heckle the Prime Minister outside the UN New York building I guess in a bid to save face as the deception was spotted by those within and outside the community here is how the Gleaner carried it:

Gay Protest Against Jamaica Fizzles Outside UN Assembly

Janet Silvera, Senior Gleaner Writer 
WESTERN BUREAU:
A planned protest by gay lobbyists 'Jamaica Anti-Homophobia Stand', today fizzled outside the 68th United Nation General Assembly, where Jamaica's Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is in attendance.

The lobbyists had posted on their blog that the group would have been joined by organisations such as Queer Nation, ACT UP and the Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens in Manhattan.

But only four people turned out to protest today.

They were demonstrating against recent attacks on alleged gays and a transsexual in Jamaica.

They also want the Government to repeal anti-sodomy laws.

The lobbyists say on Saturday September 28, they will stage another protest against Simpson-Miller at the United Nations Plaza in New York.

This latest campaign follows a series of social media activities by the gay community including Jamaican born-gay activist, Maurice Tomlinson.

ENDS

So now here we are seeing the desperate grasping for straws with little success as unplanned and sparadic activities just cloud the credibility more on behalf of the rest of us and we sit or I should say others sit quietly and watch this go down and think it ok, here is a clip from the heckling:

I knew that the perceived promise by Mrs Simpson Miller when she was opposition leader in the leadership debate was nothing to hang on to, we should know by now how politicians operate and besides the present economic, ethical and legal problems now plaguing the administration I doubt we will see any buggery debate or conscience vote anytime soon.

Portia et al are just laughing at the gay lobby.

meanwhile Erica Virtue of the Gleaner after the Queen Ifrica matter said she would do her two cents on the LGBT rights issue so here it is.

Sentiments expressed by many Jamaicans but who inside the lobby pays close attention and thus prepare proper responses for stuff like this? I guess noone as they have all become so impervious.

UPDATE courtesy of TVJ news:
Suspect remanded - 

Peace and tolerance

UPDATE October 25, 2013

Protest on October 23, 2013 of Bruce Golding in the US with Dwayne Brown long after the fact of his not in my cabinet rant:

also see: Bruce Golding on “Is Jamaica Homophobic?” (Repost)

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The Church, Buggery and the Constitution

Prepared by P Gordon (NCT)

The debate on whether there should be an amendment to the provisions of the Offences Against the Persons Act which make buggery a crime has been generating a variety of views from a wide cross section of the population.
Religious leaders are also giving their views as they are entitled to. They have in general grounded their opposition to homosexuality in Biblical doctrine.
It is my opinion that many of us Jamaicans who oppose homosexuality do so out of concerns about issues such as morality and health and in particular our concern about the spread of HIV/AIDS which is known to be prevalent amongst homosexuals.

Over the weekend Pastor Greg Baldeo of the Mandeville Seventh Day Adventist Church gave his opinion on the matter in a strong and firm way. Pastor Baldeo made it absolutely clear that he opposed same sex marriage. He went on to declare that he will continue to oppose same sex marriage unless God declares it to be acceptable.

However, Pastor Baldeo went beyond his religious belief to compare the Supreme Court of Jamaica with God and to compare the National Flag with the Christian Cross. He also compared and contrasted our Constitution with the Bible. In so doing Pastor Baledo advanced his argument to the point of declaring Jamaica a country ruled by Christianity, specifically the Bible, and I suppose the Seventh Day Adventist doctrine in particular, and not by the Constitution or the Supreme Court.

In this ongoing debate about the Buggery Law, the religious leaders must not forget that Jamaica is a secular state. They must not forget that Jamaica is a state grounded in a Constitution that confers freedom of expression and freedom of religion on all its citizens. That means that it is in inappropriate for any one religion or denomination to determine right or wrong for the State.
It is therefore inappropriate to compare and contrast the Constitution with the Bible and then suggest that we are governed by the Bible and not by the Constitution, nor the Supreme Court. Christians are entitled to conduct themselves by whatever interpretation they give to the writings of the Bible.

Muslims are entitled to conduct themselves in accordance with the Quran. The Jews are entitled to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of their holy book, the Torah. The Hindus are entitled to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of their religious books including the Bhagavad Gita and the Vedas. The Sikhs are entitled to conduct themselves in accordance with their holy book the Guru Granth Sahib. The Baha’isare entitled to conduct themselves in accordance with the Kitab-i-Aqdas, their Book of Laws.

Our Rastafarian brethren and sistren are entitled to conduct themselves in accordance with the various abstracts they have taken from the Bible and the various writings they have been compiling over the years as they develop and formalize their religion.
However, all these religious groups should respect the Constitution and the Courts of the land and be prepared to abide by whatever laws are made in the country.

CHURCH RULES

To declare the Constitution of Jamaica to be not the law of the land is the first step towards religious fanaticism and it can be said that Pastor Greg Baldeo is embarking on a course where he hopes to set up his brethren and himself as rulers of Jamaica in the same way that the mullahs rule some countries over which they exercise religious powers.
Religious leaders should encourage tolerance for even those who they consider sinners. Rather than relying on the State to convince persons to go the way of their religion they should make their light so shine that men will come to glorify their work and join them in their religious glory.
If we give strict interpretation to all provisions of the Bible then it is not only Buggery that should be a crime but so too should fornication and adultery.
And I am inclined to believe that Pastor Greg Baldeo would readily agree for a law to be passed making it illegal for anyone to eat pork!!!. I am prepared to believe that Pastor Greg Baldeo would agree with a policy of immediately wiping out the Pork Industry in Jamaica whether investors in the pig rearing section would die of hunger or not.

In St. Matthew 5 verse 39 Jesus directed that:

“… whosoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him, the other also.”

Put bluntly, this verse is saying “if a man shaat u a bax on u right cheek u should tun di left cheek fi him to shaat u a bax on it”.
This, going by Pastor Greg Baldeo views of the Constitution and the Bible should be made law and any man disobeying it should be sent to prison. The following verse, verse 40 states:

“…and if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.”

This should be made law and should I sue a Seventh Day Adventist for a five acre lot of land and I am successful, he should give me another five acres! This should be made law and any breach of this law should be punishable by imprisonment.
At Leviticus, Chapter 20, verse 10 it is provided as:

“…And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he
thatcommitteth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.”

Again, this is a provision of the Bible that makes adultery a crime punishable by death.

THE PULPIT

We therefore should amend the laws to incorporate this provision. And I assure Pastor Greg Baldeo that some of the persons who would be put to death pursuant to this new law making adultery a crime punishable by death would be persons in his church and would include several persons in leadership of churches in Jamaica today.
All of us participating in the debate should bear in mind the rights of other citizens and other members of society. Those speaking as leaders of religious groups must be prepare to act and respect the Laws of Jamaica and Constitution of Jamaica. Above all, Pastor Greg Baldeo should always remember that it is the very Constitution that he seeks to belittle that has conferred on him the right to stand on a pulpit and give his view as a religious leader, free from any fear of being arrested, oppressed or killed as is happening in several countries throughout the world.

Pastor Greg Baldeo should therefore take the lead in protecting and defending the Constitution and not seek to use the pulpit as a platform from which to attack, ridicule and belittle the Constitution

PrEP Did Not Increase Sexual Risks in Study of Gay Men - Tenofovir Preexposure Prophylaxis Randomized Trial in the United States.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) did not cause men who have sex with men (MSM) to have riskier sex in a recent trial. However, the study has various important limitations and does not necessarily reflect a real-world setting. Publishing their findings in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, researchers conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of Viread (tenofovir) as PrEP with 400 HIV-negative MSM in San Francisco, Atlanta and Boston who had reported anal sex with another man during the past year.

PrEP, in which an HIV antiretroviral or combination ARV pill is taken daily by HIV-negative people at high risk for infection, has been shown in recent research with MSM to significantly lower the risk of transmission. A major concern among researchers, however, is that PrEP will lead to a phenomenon known as risk compensation: If people taking the therapy consider themselves more invincible to infection, they might take more sexual risks.

The study participants were randomly and evenly divided into four groups, receiving either Viread or a placebo, and starting therapy either upon entering the study, or after a delay of nine months, and then continuing for 24 months. The researchers assessed the participants’ sexual risk factors at the beginning of the study, and then the participants returned every three months to give follow-up interviews.

During the follow-up period, the men’s risk factors either dropped or stayed level, with the average number of sexual partners and the percentage reporting unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) falling and the average number of instances of UAI not changing significantly. During the beginning nine-month period when one half of the group was delayed in taking either Viread or the placebo, changes in risk practices were similar between the two groups. These figures did not change significantly once both groups were taking the therapy or placebo.

The study has some very important limitations: The participants were told that PrEP had no known efficacy, so their willingness to take risks might not translate to real-world scenarios in which men know the therapy could protect them against HIV. The participants’ knowledge that they may have been taking a placebo may also have made them more cautious. Furthermore, self-reports of sexual risk taking may be unreliable, and the men may have been inclined to give more favorable replies, depicting their behavior as less risky than it actually was.

To read the study abstract, click here.


Sexual Risk Behavior Among HIV-Uninfected Men Who Have Sex With Men Participating in a Tenofovir Preexposure Prophylaxis Randomized Trial in the United States.
Liu AY, Vittinghoff E, Chillag K, Mayer K, Thompson M, Grohskopf L, Colfax G, Pathak S, Gvetadze R, Oʼhara B, Collins B, Ackers M, Paxton L, Buchbinder SP.

Source

*Bridge HIV, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA; †Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; ‡Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; §Fenway Health, Boston, MA; ‖AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA; ¶Northrop Grumman Corporation, Falls Church, VA; #Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; **Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; ††HIV Prevention Section, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA; and ‡‡Quantitative Sciences and Data Management branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE::

To evaluate for changes in sexual behaviors associated with daily pill use among men who have sex with men (MSM) participating in a preexposure prophylaxis trial.
DESIGN::

Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Participants were randomized 1:1:1:1 to receive tenofovir disoproxil fumarate or placebo at enrollment or after a 9-month delay and followed for 24 months.
METHODS::

Four hundred HIV-negative MSM reporting anal sex with a man in the past 12 months and meeting other eligibility criteria enrolled in San Francisco, Atlanta, and Boston. Sexual risk was assessed at baseline and quarterly visits using Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interview. The association of pill taking with sexual behavior was evaluated using logistic and negative-binomial regressions for repeated measures.
RESULTS::

Overall indices of behavioral risk declined or remained stable during follow-up. Mean number of partners and proportion reporting unprotected anal sex declined during follow-up (P < 0.05), and mean unprotected anal sex episodes remained stable. During the initial 9 months, changes in risk practices were similar in the group that began pills immediately vs. those in the delayed arm. These indices of risk did not differ significantly after initiation of pill use in the delayed arm or continuation of study medication in the immediate arm. Use of poppers, amphetamines, and sexual performance-enhancing drugs were independently associated with one or more indices of sexual risk.
CONCLUSIONS::

There was no evidence of risk compensation among HIV-uninfected MSM in this clinical trial. Monitoring for risk compensation should continue now that preexposure prophylaxis has been shown to be efficacious in MSM and other populations and will be provided in open-label trials and other contexts.

Anglican Church in the Caribbean: No to Same Sex Marriage

Source

Archdeacon Valentine Hodge

St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): The Head f the Anglican Church in St. Kitts and Nevis Archdeacon Valentine Hodge is making it clear that the Church does not support gay marriage, or condone a homosexual lifestyle.

"I can only speak...on the behalf of the Anglican Church which is the church in the province of the West Indies…um at the moment we cannot marry in church two people of the same sex...We believe in indissoluble monogamous marriage that is something which should last for life.. indissoluble.. and, we also believe that it is something between a man and a woman," the Archdeacon said, speaking on WINN FM's Breakfast Show Thursday.

"We are not into same sex union in the province in the Caribbean, although we find that the Episcopal and the Church of Canada have been very much into that, but we haven’t reached that stage as yet and I think that we [aren't] going to in the foreseeable future given our constitution of the province of the West Indies. We are really holding on to the biblical tradition and there are certain passages of scripture like Romans Chapter One...that very clearly [says] what’s enunciated in terms of marriage."

The Archdeacon said that the issue of the rights’ of homosexuals and lesbians was one of the law and theology.

"The legal arguments knock out the theological ones almost immediately. If it becomes gay rights or it becomes a justice issue then of course that is a situation with its own stamp its own character and it own thought patterns and everybody wishes to have people feel free, free to be able to do the things that they want to do within limits and so from a legal position where going to find that if it becomes a justice issue we don’t have a leg to stand on with respect to the church’s position because that takes it immediately out of our theological perspective," the Archdeacon said.

"Yes people should have the right to do whatever, the right to freedom to engage in whatever activity they wish to engage in but we in the church bring our people back to the point of doing God’s will and that ‘s the big thing. I know that in other parts of the Caribbean you’ve had the decriminalization of homosexuality and that’s consenting adults, it’s not a crime, but that doesn't mean it’s not a sin."

The Archdeacon was commenting in the wake of a recent statement by the Prime Minister, who responding to a caller to his radio programme, said that the introduction of same sex marriage legislation is St. Kitts and Nevis was something that should be debated nationally.

At his monthly press conference on Wednesday, Prime Minister Dr. Denzil reiterated his position.

"Let us be open minded about this matter, let this matter be discussed um among our people among the stakeholders . The government is not saying what its own views are at this time because the time has not yet come but we are saying we support the fact that there should be open frank and honest discussions, because homosexuality is taking place. People of St Kitts and Nevis of the same sex are getting married in North America and in Europe, they are getting married. I can point to at least two to three people of this country who we all know who have been so called married. So I think let us not get away from this, this is already happening here in our country."

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas

The Prime Minister said his recent comments had caught the attention of UNAIDS and he believed funding would be made available to facilitate a debate on issues related to the rights of homosexuals.

"To a large extent, it gets down to also involving the attorneys general from the Caribbean region, can we look at the present legislation with regard to buggery or homosexuality… the buggery law as people call it. Prostitution laws. How can you engage your own communities before it gets to the parliamentarians… engage them in discussing these matters as a human rights issue, because people have the right to determine their own sexual preferences and sexual orientation."

Dr. Douglas has been at the forefront of the advocacy in the Caribbean for ending discrimination against gays and lesbians.

- See more at: http://www.winnfm.com/news/local/5420-anglican-church-in-the-caribbean-no-to-same-sex-marriage#sthash.nR2kgcT5.dpuf

NO GAY RAGE - Homosexuals Are Not Targeted For Violent Crime, Say Experts

The long standing hole in the crisis communication via the lobbyists and advocates has once again reared its head remember the last time we saw a decrying of such agitation of murders of gay persons as lies by Betty Ann Blaine and then outgoing UK seconded police commissioner Les Green at the time with his parting shot Gay lobby claims not true, I had dealt with the matter via two audio posts/podcasts (pretty lengthy): 

Big Lies, Crisis Archiving & More MSM Homlessness Issues 12.07.12 and 

Big Gay Lie ... responses continued and 

Homophobic Killings versus Non Homophobic Killings 12.07.12 (highly recommended)

Let us also bear in mind the public's perception that is yet to be dented that it is gay men who are really killing each other due to jealousy as this old Jamaica Observer vox pop brings to bear:

Especially when the victims are found in the nude and have multiple wounds and even as media houses do not directly state the motive persons easily conclude they are gay murders when such variables are present.

Now comes this from the Gleaner as penned by Jodi-Ann Gilpin, Gleaner Writer

As various groups continue to decry violence against the lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) in Jamaica, Assistant Commissioner of Police Devon Watkis has declared that there is no evidence showing members of that community encountering higher violent incidents than other members of the public.

Watkis, who was also speaking against the background of the recent killing of Montego Bay cross-dresser, 17-year-old Dwayne Jones, says all investigations are taken seriously and there is no target group.

"Our numbers generally show that we have had some violence committed against the citizens of Jamaica, inclusive of all groups," he told The Gleaner.

"I have no specific evidence outside of those isolated ones, that this group is a target group as opposed to the ordinary citizen," he said.

Jamaica has been described by some human-rights groups as the most homophobic place on Earth because of a perceived high level of violent crime directed at LGBT people.

The United States Department of State said in 2012, that homophobia was widespread in the country, and through the songs and the behaviour of some musicians, the country's dancehall culture helped perpetuate homophobia.

In its Human Rights Report, the State Department said that during 2012, Jamaica Forum for Lesbians All-sexual and Gays received 68 reports of sexually motivated harassment or abuse, which included 53 cases of attempted or actual assault, including at least two killings and 15 reports of displacements.

Political sociologist at the University of the West Indies Professor Anthony Harriott believes that every Jamaican is susceptible to violence.

"From my ongoing study of homicides, I can say that there is nothing extraordinary about the killings of gays to the extent that one can discern from the information in the police records that the victim is gay.

"As it relates to other forms of violence such as beatings, I do not know, but from my observation there might be a tendency of advocates for gay rights to name all violence against gays as anti-gay and we have to be careful with that," he said.

He added: "I think there is a lot of loose talk in just lumping up all victimization of people who happen to be gay as victimisation against gays. Truth is, I have encountered cases of murder where it is evident that it is as a result of one being gay, but those are few."

Meanwhile Watkis emphasized that everyone is entitled to their rights, but was quick to point out that responsibility is also critical.

"I won't dispute that there has been some cultural intolerance manifested in the public, but I have known individuals who have chosen that lifestyle but they have practiced their choices with responsibility and as a result they have not been subjected to any major taboo from the citizens of Jamaica," he said.

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This case earlier this year this one occured:

Many concluded that it was a lover's quarrel and hence adding further to the cynicism and dismissal of cries from the lobby for abuse of gay men in the majority. The murder of the two homeless homeless MSM last year which was first marketed as a homophobic killing then it turned out it wasn't as shown in that interview with the ED of JFLAG and Dionne Jackson Miller has only further served to make the agitation more difficult in justifying same and hence calls for tolerance. 

Arguable JFLAG and other groups do not have the capabilities to properly investigate and document from a socio-anthropological standpoint the incidents over the years but that ought to have been balanced with persons who know the lay of the land and have first hand experience when it comes to the actual LGBT populations and the issues that attend to them. The challenges that of gay on gay violence versus genuine homophobic or homo-negative ones need to be properly explained and also show that there is a link to the general homophobic nature in the national psyche that has an impact in even same sex exploitative relationships as well in other words gay for pay or hypermasculine types who fear their projected strength be lost or challenged in such sexual unions especially when they take on a hetero-relational construct to them so role play becomes so important (man and woman, bottom or top) and any deviation from such can and have had disastrous consequences.

Dwayne Jones's murder has other bits and pieces that have bot been brought into the discourse such as young pre-operative transgender individuals who after successfully fulfill their public female cisgender imperatives tend to go further in over exuberance and end up in problems. It was Dwayne's dancing that was the trigger factor leading to his sad end and this is in the absence of any social programs for such category of persons to learn the lay of the land and survival skills in navigating Jamaica, after all cross dressers have been going to such street dances and clubs for decades with incidents few and far in between.

The solution to combat the disbelief of "gay rage killings" which has been repeated time and time again by myself and other is the crisis communication needs to be tidied up and the TRUTH as per each case that involves a perceived gay victim must be gathered verified and presented outrightly so that no doubt must be left in the minds of the public and so called experts thus strengthening the credibility of the agitation for rights and recognition but at the rate pockets of the advocacy are going these days we are eons away from that. Will we learn?

Meanwhile there is growing unease with the stewardship of JFLAG from advocates locally and abroad regarding this same vexed issue of murders and how they are handled. 
a blog post clearly states the challenge: Gay Murders Jamaica – Gay Community Divided, I don't need to add to this as I am on record for years on this.

Cartoons like this also serve to reinforce the disbelief and cynicism when human rights groups are labelled or perceived to be selective or knit-picky on issues as done by the Jamaica Observer cartoonist Clovis:

Peace and tolerance

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Miss Gay Caribbean Pageant 2013 for September 28, 2013

Updates to come

Fifth Anniversary of Gay Caribbean USA Pageant

Brooklyn, New York, 8th August, 2013 - The Gay Caribbean USA Pageant celebrates its fifth year of existence with the staging of this year's pageant on Saturday, 28th September at the Restoration Plaza - 1368 Fulton Street from 8pm.

The lineup is made up of Male Impersonators and Transgender contestants who will be representing various islands in the Caribbean archipelago. The organizers are proud that the event attracts contestants who are based outside the U.S who fly in to represent their islands.

The Gay Caribbean USA Pageant has undoubtedly solidified itself as a staple on the Caribbean Brooklyn Social Calendar as it continues to help bridge the gap between the Gay and Heterosexual Communities.

Jamaica placed third in last year's competition with our rep 



Miss Detoxx

also see: Jamaica Places third in Miss Gay Caribbean 2012 competition while St Lucia won with Trinidad placing second

more to come

Sizzla bats for Queen Ifrica as expected

Says he may also record song, interesting that he too wants to make some financial mileage from all this after all the industry has been having some slow times as music sales are slow in some quarters. Queen Ifrica has already release her song titled "Freedom of Speech" on August 20th.

also see: Sizzla Rejects Olive Branch from JFLAG from December 2012

Also see: Tolerance, when the oppressed becomes the oppressor from 2009

So now that our goodly young exuberant friends up north in Canada being JAGLA decided to go on a frolic of their own (many frolics going on these days not to mention impervious behaviours) and have landed us with another unneeded layer added to the struggle that for LGBT rights and recognition and a black eye we have to contend with, we are now being labelled as the oppressed becoming the oppressor but the Rastafarian community must also recall they too have become somewhat oppressive almost forgetting their own struggles locally and ostracism by other Jamaicans, remember the old description of "dem dutty head man"

How can virtuous ideals such as tolerance being demanded for the most part not even asked and demonstrably clear in the LGBT corner resonate with an ever cynical and hardened public let alone the religious right groups speaking of which we see the Love March folks planning another march  on September 14th. 

Let's take a look firstly at a Gleaner report today on the defence by Sizzla, another artist who has been strategically targeted in the early years of the campaign.

Claudia Gardner, Assignment Co-ordinator wrote:

WESTERN BUREAU:Recording artiste Sizzla Kalonji has come out in strong defence of fellow female singer, Queen Ifrica, who is under pressure from gay rights groups in Jamaica and Canada.

The Canada-based gay rights advocacy group, Jamaica Association of Gays and Lesbians Abroad, lobbied the Canadian government and the promoters of the Rastafest International Reggae Concert which was held at Downsview Park in Canada last week, which led to Queen Ifrica being axed from the line-up of performers at the event.

Her removal had come on the heels of her performance at the national Grand Gala on Independence Day, during which she had denounced the homosexual lifestyle.

STOP TARGETING REGGAE

But in an interview with The Gleaner following his performance during the Makalon Anniversary shown in Lucea, Hanover on Saturday night, Sizzla Kalonji, said the gay community should refrain from targeting Queen Ifrica.

"Right now dem fi just go one side and leave di girl alone," Sizzla Kalonji said. "The women (of Jamaica) must speak out against it. They should get their kids and go in the streets and protest against it, because we doing Jah works, and buggerism, we nah strengthen it."

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

"There is a time and a place for everything. You know you have to deal with people respectfully and you know code of conduct and choice of words. But then again we say bun fire straight fi dat lifestyle," Sizzla added.

Sizzla also hinted that he could record a song in support of Queen Ifrica.

"Anything I mind tell I fi do I jus do it in the name of the Most High. It is a girl, and you don't know what might happen, just listen out," he said.

ENDS

The whole matter was handled poorly from the get go from the very press release from our good friends at JFLAG with over intellectualized language if there is such a thing to the ridiculing of the very release by Tony Rebel and a perceived capitulation stance (the soft apology) that has not sat well with sections of the population of younger gay advocates who in some quarters are saying JFLAG has softened. When however the historical timeline of the struggle is not made clear to those same younger folk and those overseas but what do we expect but mistakes that this case screams. There are consequences for such actions and there is talk of a boycott campaign to be launched by the same foreign based groups. A pastor has come out supposedly in opposition to homosexuality since this whole fiasco today and other so called persons concerned about freedom of speech have been making use of the airwaves that is talk radio as well. It was also interesting to see how quick some narcissistic people jumped on this one and ran to meet with the Canadian authorities not caring about the implications of such action as they do not live here. 

A pastor Stewart from the Portmore Lay Covenant Missionary group is the latest to come out in opposition to homosexuality on Nationwide radio's George Davis Live show where he hinted that the powerful gay lobby must be resisted. He also suggested that such persons need counseling (reparative therapy) and as for persons in the church itself where Christians as caught in "the homosexual trap" they need to come forwards after recognizing what is wrong and how "it" came about. He claims that there are many causes of "those feelings" in the individual. As for the innate homosexual the pastor said in the interview that such person must work with God's work. That person could not stay among the other children of God. As for whether gays are children of God he dodged the issue and suggested it is after one has accepted Christ then they can be deemed such. He said any pastor who embrace such persons knowingly is destroying that church and such persons who profess that they are born gay while in the church must be put out. I was of the opinion that the church was about working with outcasts so to speak yet this man easily creates such and prefers to preach to the converted only or those he thinks is holy.

Recent news items reflect the expected spike that come with highly publicized agitations but where are the catchment or buffers to mitigate or intervene in such? I guess the folks and JAGLA et al have not factored that into their equation.

Not to mention the numerous displacements within the last four months to also include a leading transgender figure. Let us see where this goes eh.

here is my audiopost on the subject:

Peace and tolerance

H

Shirley Richards breaks silence on the Queen Ifrica fiasco

also see: Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship’s continued fear mongering on Christian persecution post buggery law amendment & re-socialization

As expected I figured the past president of the anti gay group Lawyers' Christian Fellowship, LCF Shirley Richards would have felt vindicated in her near paranoia on suppressed speech or opposition to anti gay views, maybe how this one has played out the lobby may have well played into the hands of Richards et al. What was probably thought as a good intended action may have landed us in more difficulty as a new layer has been added to the struggle that of us now been seen as the oppressed becoming the oppressor and stifling free speech. 

Here is Ms Richards' letter:

THE EDITOR, SIR

I WRITE with specific reference to Queen Ifrica's utterances at the Grand Gala supporting male/female relationships. Then came further news that she was denied entry into Canada to perform at a concert as a consequence of these words.


What has happened to Queen Ifrika is just another example of the danger that the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender agenda poses to free speech. This is what Crystal Dixon discovered. In 2008, she dared to write in a local newspaper that choosing homosexual behaviour is not the same as being black or handicapped. These were some of her words:

" As a black woman, I take great umbrage at the notion that those choosing the homosexual lifestyle are 'civil rights victims.' Here's why. I cannot wake up tomorrow and not be a black woman.'"

For these words she lost her job as associate vice-president, University of Toledo. Or take the very recent case of Donnie Mc Clurkin Gospel. According to the Washington Post, of August 21, 2013. "Ex-gay gospel singer Donnie McClurkin was cut from a Martin Luther King Jr memorial concert Saturday because of the "potential controversy". According to the Washington Post, McClurkin believes God absolved him from the "curse" of homosexuality. This, it seems, was McClurkin's 'sin' !

Uttering words questioning the lifestyle is not even allowed on your own Facebook page! Adrian Smith, an employee of Trafford Housing Trust, England, in 2012 was disturbed to read a report that gay marriages may be permitted in church. He then posted a comment, on his own Facebook page, "An equality too far" . These and other similar words posted on his Facebook page led to a demotion at work with a 40 per cent pay cut.

We warn of a growing cultural totalitarianism - at this point, it is insisting on no criticism in speech with punishment for those who dare to disobey. Soon it will be mandatory endorsement in speech. Will it also move to mandatory endorsement in thought?

JAMAICANS WISE UP!

S Richardssprichards@cwjamaica.com

ENDS

What even surprised me more was a comment made by a sports broadcaster on Love 101FM the religious station where in ending his program yesterday said he fully supported the Homosexual Propoganda law in Russia and there must be no tolerance. He then made reference to the effect that gays should go dive into the sea, he was developing on the point of the recently concluded World Championships in Russia where an athlete made open supportive remarks to the controversial law after other athletes wore rainbow coloured nails in support of gay athletes.

So what ever tolerance gains as was espoused by the lobby itself may have been wiped out by this latest shot in the foot, how many more must be bear before real advocacy can come forth?

meanwhile 

Ralston Chamberlin, a member of JALGA said the organization will not rule out any possibility for future shows featuring Queen Ifrica.

“We will access the situation as it goes by. We are grounded in our stance and our mission which is to promote respect and human rights for all persons in Jamaica and we are guided by the mission of truth, love and respect,” he said.

Earlier this month, the Government expressed “regret” at the statements made by Queen Ifrica, during the Grand Gala.

In a statement, the Ministry of Youth and Culture said the event was used by the singer “as a platform to express her personal opinions and views on matters that may be considered controversial, rather than to perform in the agreed scripted and rehearsed manner consistent with the thematic production”.

There is some talk now of launching a boycott from Canada of all places lest we forget or learn for the uniformed we have gone down that road before, we had a near diplomatic nightmare and a major spike in homo-negative incidents at the time between 2008-9 then I was full time at JFLAG doing ADMIN/FINANCE/Crisis intervention:

1) JFLAG did not support a tourism boycott as suggested by EGALE formerly Equality for Gays And Lesbians Everywhere Canada in 2008: CLICK HERE

2) Jamaican hotels fear boycott: CLICK HERE 

3) Canadian Boycott called off: CLICK HERE 

4) Posts from the Canadian and San Francisco boycotts in 2008 on GLBTQJA Wordpress: CLICK HERE 

5) Gay rights activists clash over tackling Jamaican homophobia

6) Gays won't boycott Jamaica ..... EGALE cancels push

7) Gay rights activists clash over tackling Jamaican homophobia

Peace and tolerance

H

also see: Gov’t Hush Hush On Gay Pressure …As Promoters Forced To Pull Queen Ifrica From Canada Show

'Somebody Must Stand Up To Homosexuals' - Stewart

Queen Ifrica's "Freedom of Speech" & advocacy found wanting

So as Queen Ifrica fires back with her latest tune released two days ago in response to the firestorm well aided and abetted by none other than the faithful lobby Jamaica Forum for Lesbians Allsexuals and Gays, JFLAG in a press release describing the Queen's anti homosexual rant at the recent independence day celebrations a follow up to a similar performance by her friend Tony Rebel the year before as vitriolic yet they couldn't justify it in the end. The over intellectualized press release was laughed at by the two who pigeon holed JFLAG for being dishonest and putting undue pressure on the music industry as it were via the Stop Murder Music Campaign but after hearing the disastrous performance on a Nationwide radio interview with the two aforementioned artistes earlier this month and the Executive Director of JFLAG Dane Lewis which forced the goodly gentleman to apologies for supposedly labelling the acts as homophobic, "vitriloic" and on some "anti gay animus" the snickering by the two left me feeling I wasted my time at the goodly J back in the day. Tempers flared days following as news spread that the J apologized to the Queen and by extension Tony Rebel with host Cliff Hughes the self appointed referee. Subsequent discussions on other radio stations just made me wonder if after all this calms down if we won't see a resurgence of such lyrics as the charge now being led by a female artist bearing in mind males carried the day on such materials.

JFLAG's press release read as follows:

J-FLAG notes with profound disappointment the anti-gay animus expressed by Queen Ifrica at the Grand Gala on August 6, 2013. Her sentiment is an example of the unabated divisiveness we continue to allow to take prominence on the national stage. Queen Ifrica’s remark is similar to the vitriolic sentiments which came from Tony Rebel at the celebrations last year and should have never been allowed again.
We are surprised this happened on the day the Prime Minister urged us, in her Independence Day Message, to accord respect to people so every Jamaican can feel a sense of belonging in our society.

It is regrettable that the government has not been able to guarantee non-discriminatory performances from artistes for such a high-profile function as the Grand Gala. We encourage the government to follow the example of reggae and dancehall promoters and their sponsors who consistently draft contracts proscribing penalties for the use of indecent language, discriminatory rhetoric, and incitement to violence. Independence celebrations showcase the best of Jamaica’s indigenous artistic and cultural expressions, and are held to a high standard from their inception.

As the nation passes the 50 year mark and enters a new epoch of its history, we must zealously work to protect the dignity of all Jamaicans without any distinction. We have all pledged to play our part in advancing the welfare of the whole human race. These words are especially poignant in such a celebratory period of our nationhood. We are therefore compelled to reflect on these and other patriotic words of commitment found in our National Anthem and Pledge.
Jamaica cannot become the place of choice to live and raise families unless respect and dignity can be given to the entire Jamaican family. As we celebrate Jamaica’s 51st year of independence we must also celebrate the importance of peace, democracy, justice, and equality for the continuation of our prosperity as a nation.

ENDS

Yesterday's interview on radio Jamaica, RJR's Beyond the headlines hosted by Dionne Jackson Miller left me even more dazed as the intellectual masturbatory rant by the education officer of the J, Javed Jaghai had many persons asking why can't he and others from the group communicate in simple English so all can be on board and remembering at was the urbane sophisticated image of the voices in the lobby is what is being targeted and ridiculed by the anti gay voices and indeed the LGBT "community" or at least sections of it. Even as host Dionne Jackson Miller tried to steer Javed and the other guest from the new Canadian group comprising of so called Jamaican gays and allies from Canada that the SMM in its old form achieved its primary objective which was to wipe out the harsh prescriptive lyrical content of death and methods of same for perceived male homosexuals in particular he insisted however on trying to force in some new thinking in his mind which did not sit well with the Canadian based group representative who insisted that Queen Ifrica be not allowed to enter Canada in an upcoming performance she is booked so to carry out.

the station's site carried this: Gay community split on Queen Ifrica’s Canada performance

The SMM back in the day was surgical in its nature and sought to target only those artists that had directly offending lyrics such as Capleton's - Shot Him Up, Beenieman's - All Battyman Fi Dead that were clear in their description and prescription on gay men's demise in the long standing purification of the earth imperative. The victim ploy being used by the music industry to suggest that the SMM's impact over the years is not true, dancehall has always had spirals in its support in certain market and especially in Europe traditional Reggae forms still are more popular as the older artists still carry the day such as Burning Spears as they are even more popular than modern day dancehall acts and with the absence of names such as Vybz Kartel and Ninjaman who just recently has been allowed to travel as his legal woes continue the attraction to the genre is fickle. The SMM targeted mostly the US, Canadian, European and a few African States with the latter for a short time as they withdrew. The campaign took a life of its own as overseas activists in turn carried on the role as JFLAG went quiet for a while and the foreign activists became astute in deciphering the local patois dialect. Then came the so called Reggae Compassionate Act that was to act as an agreement between artists that signed and promoters in not performing such tainted materials but some artists developed a stage trick where the band would strike up a chord of the respective anti gay track then the audience would fill in the rest loudly and willingly while the artist remains mum on stage. When confronted as to the infringement they would claim that they never actually performed the song. So the campaign changed its look and feel again but slowed down somewhat, it soon picked up again when some French activists reconnected with local contacts including yours truly where again the campaign took on a new life going after two main big names, Capleton, Sizzla and then other artists such as Elephant Man, Beenieman tried daring the system as they used Sizzla's repeated opposition and well oiled PR strategy. 

see: Sizzla Rejects J-FLAG Olive Branch .......... oh really?

Also see posts on Murder Music from sister blog GLBTQ Jamaica

Over the years though the pressure rose to a pitch and hence the lyrical content changed meanwhile the public's taste also seem to commensurately decrease for such materials as newer artists came with more faster paced techno sounding tracks highlighting fashion, women (as usual) and individualism playing right into the metrosexual psyche that now pervades local culture (hence male bleaching or skin lightening etc) once frowned upon and seen as major taboos. It seems our new self appointed voices did not apprise themselves of the history of this major and successful agitation to change the output that demonized gay men. Today we still do have anti gay lyrics but more so on the perceived gay for pay phenomenon that hints on forced initiation or men who "sell out" themselves for material wealth by getting into same sex relations; for example Busy Signal's - Nuh Boi Caan Buy Mi Out (No men can't buy me out)

Meanwhile the Jamaica Observer had reported some days ago:

A poster placed on Facebook by JAGLA reads — “No Queen Ifrica roun’ here! Canada says — stop homophobic Jamaica singer from performing at ‘Rastafesta’ in Toronto on August 24.”

(photo added here only)

JAGLA has also called on the Minister of Citizen and Immigration Canada (CIC) to immediately withdraw a work permit issued to Queen Ifrica ahead of her performance at Rastafest.

“Ifrica's reported homophobic outburst came days after the killing of Dwayne Jones, the teenage cross dresser” said a statement from the organisation.
The group added that Ifrica's remark is not the first of its kind and reflects the mood of Jamaica, where gays and lesbians are exposed to hatred and intolerance resulting in attacks and even murder.

According to JAGLA, by allowing Queen Ifrica whose given name is Ventrice Morgan, to perform in Toronto, the government is sending a message that murder music from anti-gay profilers is welcomed in Canada.

“The Canadian government now has the opportunity to send a clear signal to groups, countries and individuals who wish to incite intolerance against gays and lesbians through various forms” the statement continued.

JAGLA describes itself as a group comprising of Jamaican gays, lesbians and allies, living in the Diaspora.
During her performance at the Grand Gala, Queen Ifrica made statements glorifying male straightness, heterosexual marriage and the legalisation of marijuana.


She defended herself against statements made in a press release by the The Jamaica Forum of Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (JFLAG) in which they expressed disappointment over her anti-gay statements.
The group said her sentiments are an example of the constant prejudice that is being allowed to take prominence on the national stage and that the remarks she made bears some resemblance to statements fellow reggae recording artiste Tony Rebel made at the same event last year.
But in her response, Queen Ifrica explained that she merely expressed what she had believed in, and that it was unfair for them to make her into a villain.

“I am not homophobic,” Queen Ifrica insisted.

ENDS

With sentiments from sections of the LGBT community still not favourable following the not so tidy exclusion of some homeless men from the International Day Against Homophobia symposium on May 17th then the subsequent comments and stern criticisms from other seasoned advocates and a former Programs Manager the staff of the goodly J has chosen instead to remove themselves from Facebook groups that have such persons present apparently to absolve themselves of scrutiny and queries and so it appears to some even one time staunch defenders that they are more interested in personalities, the image of JFLAG on the international stage and self congratulatory gestures that addressing the real issues out there while more and more persons are arriving at a damning conclusion that the do not care about certain socio-economic classes really and making headlines with "expert" conferences are more important.

All of this fiasco is more that just about accusations and counter accusations it shows more clearly than ever that if JFLAG and others want to convince the public on reaching some semblance of tolerance (despite the non demonstrable evidence of same - case in point the perception the homeless were abandoned) they need to make their communications overall as simple as possible to reach a wider audience and stop the over intellectualizing; they seem to be on a frolic of their own, I hope they learn the lessen in all this and as for foreign based voices they need to get with it and carefully scan the ground before launching campaigns, this reminds me too much of the EGALE mishap in 2008/9 as well where they in Canada called for a tourism boycott and we ended up with a spike in homo-negative violence towards persons on the ground and a diplomatic nightmare. There are implications for public agitations that must not be ignored when decisions are made to launch such. Persons also need to be properly prepared before eagerly jumping to go on radio or other media and sounding stupid in the end.

See the Stop Murder Music Tab immediately below for previous entries.

Peace and tolerance

H

Additional stuff/video from 2007 with some former allies Dennis Carney and Peter Tatchell:

additional reading on Stop Murder Music from 2010:
Gays Move to Ban Reggae/Dancehall in Germany says the Xtranews where German authorities including a gay MP joined the discourse as reported in the now defunct XNews tabloid.

More Murder Music posts from GLBTQJA on Wordpress

UPDATE August 26, 2013
Nationwide radio's Emily Crooks during her What's On My Mind segment of her show gave her two cents alongside Naomi Francis co-host, I am total agreement with her, JAGLA over reached in this case:

MEN IN FEMALE CLOTHES TRICK INMATES - Prisoners mistake cross-dressers for women

And as I said in the previous post the silly season continues those who are used to it know all too well it is the time of year for it especially owing to the ground well laid by the agitation by lobby on Dwayne Jone's murder and the alleged raucous behaviour of some of the homeless recently in court now comes this one.

A group of cross-dressers created quite a stir inside a police station located in the St Andrew North Division on Emancipation Day, after prisoners who were held in custody mistook them for females, THE STAR understands.

Information reaching our news desk suggests the lawmen stood watch over the group of men until they were able to depart the station unharmed. The police were forced to adopt that stance out of fear for what might have transpired after residents gathered around the station yard as news of the men's attire spread throughout the area.

Our news team gathered that in the end, the men were whisked away by an alleged taxi operator who was summoned to the station for a pickup.

A male resident told THE STAR, "Yow, mi couldn't believe it especially ina di big big holiday (Emancipation Day) di ... dem dress in skirt and lipstick with woman hairstyle and a talk up a bag a tings cause di police dem a stand guard. If di people dem did eva hold one a dem, about four a dem di car mussi broke down wid"

THE STAR was told the incident took place during the daytime and lasted for close to half an hour.

A female resident told THE STAR that the crowd that assembled at the station alerted her as to what was taking place.

She said, "Mi a go bout mi business and mi hear the commotion, so mi go look. Mi couldn't believe me eyes. Mi hear bout dem type of behaviour deh especially the likkle one weh dem kill a Mobay weh day. Mi mean di man dem hota dan all me. Jamaica gone, the people did want hold dem but the police dem wouldn't allow it."

When THE STAR contacted the police station, an officer who declined to be named told our news team that he was not on duty but he could shed some light on the matter.

THE STAR gathered that all hell broke loose when the prisoners in custody learned that the persons they were attracted to, thinking they were females, were in fact a group of men.

The police personnel said, "My understanding is that the 'men' were inside the station seated on the prisoners' bench when they attracted some responses from the unsuspecting 'straight' men who were in custody. The men in custody thought those on the bench were actual females until they were told otherwise."

The officer continued, "There was a commotion inside the station after the fact was revealed and then passers-by got wind of what was happening and joined in. The men were later released, they were not arrested and I am not certain why they were brought to the station in the first place."

ENDS

While the public may be coming down in as far as open acceptance or slow tolerance of males cross dressing in public the "gurlz" also need to understand the implications of associated unruly or distasteful behaviour but we have never had any serious community outreach to address same foe decades in terms of passing or operating in stealth the late consequences of those missing tools in navigating LGBT life out there is what we end up with.

We always seem to have to wait until something bad happens then there is talk and blog posts and barrage of articles supposedly in care for drag sisters and such when some of these same activists were most contemptuous of drag queens (especially the downtowners) in the first place. Such is the hypocrisy that exists and now we have to contend with almost monthly reports such as this regarding this populations. At least the officers according to this report took the proper action as it were.

Also see the Sally Porteous's take on the matter of cross dressing in Mandeville: CLICK HERE

Peace and tolerance

H