Jamaican Artistes wanted to 'clean up' the streets, Say homeless gays not a good look for Jamaica, JFLAG yet to respond

To date no public response from the leading LGBT advocate to this concern at best and this was from February of this year yet in this month we were hit with another story of a police crack down to halt the matter spiralling out of control as it has before. If we were to follow the crisis communication strategy by JFLAG and the others who seem more interested in data collection and abuse documentation than helping lives interrupted the matter is being made to look as a recent matter when those of us who have been around know of this for decades, the difference is this newer set of displacees are not introverted as their previous counterparts some of whom are still homeless and have adopted the new paradigm to this matter.

Despite the artists seeming anti gay stance it is clear that some are prepared to look past that and go clear to the welfare sense of it, could this olive branch of sorts been a vehicle for change and not taken by an impervious JFLAG and its allies? There are about a hundred homeless MSM in KIngston alone I am aware of and not to mention those in other parts struggling to survive.

The Star News had reported in February the following:

Entertainers are concerned about the growing number homosexual prostitutes lurking in and around the New Kingston area.

According to the artistes, it's not a positive look for the corporate area.

Dancehall artiste Iyara says Jamaica has changed for the worse.

"That kind of livity need fi get rid of because mi neva born inna dat deh type a Jamaica. The place neva stay suh, so the authorities have to find a way to take that out of the youth dem eye. New Kingston is a place where a lot of people go to clubs and so forth, so it's just not right. They are always saying artiste fighting against them, suh how wi a avoid dem and dem naah avoid wi? Dem fi guh far up into the woods wid dem thing deh," said Iyara, who also pointed out that he does not even sing about them in his songs.

"Mi nah call up dem name and mi nah sing bout dem," he said.

Gaza Slim is also calling for their immediate removal from the Corporate area.

"They should get them off the street and get somewhere put them because to me, they don't live anywhere. They should get them some counselling and put dem inna school and get them off the road. I Gaza Slim do not support homosexuality, but at the end of the day we are all humans," she said.

The female Artiste of the Year was also adamant that gay prostitution was as a result of poverty.

"It looks tacky and its prostitution. Most of them are little homeless boys who live same place on the streets. It happens everywhere, but we need to do something about it because it looks really bad, get them some trade because they are parentless and homeless," Gaza Slim said.

Several other dancehall artistes contacted by The STAR declined to comment on the matter, despite having an issue with the situation.

According to one artiste who refused to have his name published, said, "Mi a leave dem yah man, cause next thing mi guh bash them and when mi guh fi mi visa dem tell mi sey memba deh quote deh wey yu did give STAR. But the police should just scrape dem up and drop dem off at the nearest airport fi guh to a next country, because New Kingston is a business area and that bad for business."

Recently members of J-FLAG had reached out to the local music industry. They conceded that local artistes had reduced their production of hate music, and therefore, they would offer assistance in making it easier for their international success. However Sizzla said thanks, but no thanks.

"I, personally, as Sizzla and president of the Nyabinghi theocracy, I don't want no sponsor from no homosexual," he declared in a recent Gleaner article.

Late last month, police personnel assigned to the St Andrew Central Division told the media that New Kingston was engulfed by self-proclaimed gays. The police also said neither the residential community or business districts were spared the "wrath" of the gays who are sometimes violent.

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Fast forward to October 2013 the following came on CVM TV:

Not to mention the fire-bombing incident in Montego Bay of the illegally occupied house of the murdered Dwayne Jones where his friends still resided. The story was well covered as per usual with the new alarmist crisis reporting approach for those who want to milk such crisis for praise yet no real help for the remaining folks involved.

See also:

Tense stand-off between homeless MSM and Security team in New Kingston

The toss up between MSM homelessness & public order makes news again

More MSM Homelessness Issues while agencies shift responsibilities

Peace and tolerance

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