Mike Teacher
09-17-2004, 12:46 PM
OK, I am NOT the Mike mentioned here!!! I swear!!! [tear]
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Michael is verbally abused, threatened and spat at every time he leaves his home in Kingston, Jamaica, but the 20-year-old student considers himself lucky.
He has friends who have been beaten and stabbed because they are gay but, as yet, he has not been attacked. He knows it could happen anytime.
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I had no idea this was happening in Jamaica, or that the MTV VMAs had a deal with Beenie Man and some anti-Gay lyrics.
The only reason I found out about this was from a Record Collectors Magazine talking about the issue; I'm clueless on MTV, and these artists, so feel free to chime in.
Growing Up Gay in Jamaica (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3653140.stm)
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And this article: Look at the Numbers on the 'Do You Approve of the...' Poll in this article! Wow!
Homophobia in DanceHall Music (http://afiwi.com/specials/2004/homophobia_in_dancehall/)
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Oh and Mods; Current Events? Music? That's Life? beats me where I should stick this article [Hey!!!!] so feel free to put it anywhere you like.
Anyone else clueless like me about this?
Am I correct that the Gay Cruise lines might not view Kingston as a fave?
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This message was edited by Mike Teacher on 9-17-04 @ 4:47 PM
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Michael is verbally abused, threatened and spat at every time he leaves his home in Kingston, Jamaica, but the 20-year-old student considers himself lucky.
He has friends who have been beaten and stabbed because they are gay but, as yet, he has not been attacked. He knows it could happen anytime.
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I had no idea this was happening in Jamaica, or that the MTV VMAs had a deal with Beenie Man and some anti-Gay lyrics.
The only reason I found out about this was from a Record Collectors Magazine talking about the issue; I'm clueless on MTV, and these artists, so feel free to chime in.
Growing Up Gay in Jamaica (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3653140.stm)
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And this article: Look at the Numbers on the 'Do You Approve of the...' Poll in this article! Wow!
Homophobia in DanceHall Music (http://afiwi.com/specials/2004/homophobia_in_dancehall/)
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Oh and Mods; Current Events? Music? That's Life? beats me where I should stick this article [Hey!!!!] so feel free to put it anywhere you like.
Anyone else clueless like me about this?
Am I correct that the Gay Cruise lines might not view Kingston as a fave?
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This message was edited by Mike Teacher on 9-17-04 @ 4:47 PM