UPDATED: Facebook took the page down sometime between 5:20 and 5:45 PST.
I have talked about the need for LGBT individuals to use their travel dollars and purchasing power in general to support gay affirming countries and companies. By the same token, we need to avoid giving our hard earned money to countries and companies who deny us rights or benefits. One area of focus in the gay tourism approach is the continued anti-gay atmosphere in parts of the Caribbean, and Jamaica in particular. Embodying this anti-gay mindset is a Facebook group -which hopefully Facebook takes down soon if it has not already done so - that is Caribbean based and which promotes killing gays. Here are some highlights from Box Turtle Bulletin on this latest hate confab:*
Facebook has become a ubiquitous communications and organizing tool encompassing a whole range topics. Many of the groups are based on entertainment, hobbies, religion and spirituality, history, politics — you name it. Even hate groups advocating the murder of gays and lesbians. One such hate group with a Facebook presence is the “Kill Out Dem Batty Man” group. “Batty Man” is Caribbean slang for gay men. Most of the group members appear to be from Trinidad and Tobago, although the Jamaican person who tipped me to it identifies the patois dialect as Jamaican. The Facebook group is listed under “Beliefs & Causes.”
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The Jamaican Forum for Lesbians, Allsexuals and Gays (JFLAG) also reported on the Facebook page.
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This is disgusting. Is Facebook going to do anything about this and any other hate groups on its site?
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