Activist says man who belonged to Jamaica gay rights group found fatally stabbed in capital

[Ian David]

Activist says man who belonged to Jamaica gay rights group found fatally stabbed in capital

KINGSTON, Jamaica - A member of a gay rights group in Jamaica has been found stabbed to death and the Caribbean country's sole homosexual advocacy group said Sunday that it could be a hate crime.

The body of the 26-year-old man was discovered Friday behind an insurance company building in Kingston, the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays said.

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"While the reason behind his death is not yet known, allegations are that his life had been under threat for some time," the organization said.

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Gays and their advocates say Jamaica is by far the most hostile island toward homosexuals in the already conservative Caribbean. They say gays, especially those in poor communities, suffer frequent abuse. But they have little recourse because of anti-gay stigma and a sodomy law banning sex between men.

More:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/breakingnews/activist-says-man-who-belonged-to-jamaica-gay-rights-group-found-fatally-stabbed-in-capital-111352639.html

Hat-tip to: http://twitter.com/GayNewsFeed/status/12197577638285312

[foxfeet]

1. Why do the media --ours, Canada's or wherever else-- dignify irrational hatred

by calling it "conservative?" No wonder our own home-grown wackos have managed to pull the political center so far to the right.

[jberryhill]

2. Agreed - Jamaica is rabidly anti-LGBT

Island of hate.