Thursday, 14 February 2008 Prominent member of gay rights group Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays, J-FLAG, Gareth Henry, 22, is trying to claim refugee status in Canada.
Mr. Henry, who spoke at Pride London last year about the plight of lesbian and gay people in Jamaica, told CBC News that 13 of his friends have been killed in the last four years.
He claimed he was one of three gay men stoned by a huge mob in a homophobic attack on Valentine's Day last year.
Police eventually escorted the men from a pharmacy in St. Andrew, where they had been hiding for almost an hour.
An angry crowd had gathered outside the pharmacy, hurling insults and threatening to kill the men.
Officers dispersed the crowd with tear gas.
Mr. Henry told CBC that police officers are leading mob attacks, turning up at people's homes.
He also claimed he had police turn up at his home in the company of civilians and point guns through his window, stating he had to leave the premises or he was going to be killed.
International human rights organisations have described Jamaica as one of the most homophobic places in the world.
Sex between men in Jamaica is illegal and punishable with up to ten years in jail, usually with hard labour.
STAINLESS said
15:49 02/14 2008
how Canada come inna this? A tru CBC?,
RiddimRyder said
15:50 02/14 2008
HMMMMM...Canada no wan no batty f**kas
ZJSnyper said
15:51 02/14 2008
no fish
UV RAYS said
16:19 02/14 2008
anyhow mi see dem battybowy come shame jamaica ah canada mi 9MM ago beat
blackspyda said
17:31 02/14 2008
fire fi batty man
pistolvaniasfinest said
19:05 02/14 2008
people fling stones afta him?......a wha dat?.......dem shoulda lef him inna Jamaica, so him can get coppa like him deserve....di bwoy fi dead.....end of story.....
Crazypickney said
21:38 02/14 2008
i remember these guys
WeedEmpress said
21:38 02/14 2008
dem fi dead!!!
Krazily Insane said
21:57 02/14 2008
b***b bye bye in a batti bwoy head
Buddah said
19:58 02/15 2008
dem shoulda pelt grenade afta dem
littlemisslinkz said
21:13 02/15 2008
wtf
XavHew said
21:29 02/15 2008
A wah tek some bredda... how dem suh nasty. Dem man deh fi cremate alive!!!
linko said
22:29 02/15 2008
bullilet
DJ Miggs said
22:38 02/15 2008
yo canada fi send him back and mek we kill him
madjm123 said
08:02 02/16 2008
him want a stab out a me ice pick a them the gun man them fi shoot and stop shoot innocent people
Jamdon_1 said
08:05 02/16 2008
PUNK ......get this straight if bad man point gun through yuh window yuh dead long time.......Fire bun fi a batty boy starrrr8888
DJ Romeo said
13:04 02/16 2008
Well if yuh visa pretend to be gay and get asylum in Canada.
chronic_387 said
15:42 02/16 2008
dem caan run, we bullet ah SEEK DEM OUT!!!
Caramel_Delite said
15:44 02/16 2008
Tim efi mi fi move now..A pure batty man thing Canda a gwan wid..if dem can do it den mi a go try do de lesbian thing.. lol
Mr. Henry, who spoke at Pride London last year about the plight of lesbian and gay people in Jamaica, told CBC News that 13 of his friends have been killed in the last four years.
He claimed he was one of three gay men stoned by a huge mob in a homophobic attack on Valentine's Day last year.
Police eventually escorted the men from a pharmacy in St. Andrew, where they had been hiding for almost an hour.
An angry crowd had gathered outside the pharmacy, hurling insults and threatening to kill the men.
Officers dispersed the crowd with tear gas.
Mr. Henry told CBC that police officers are leading mob attacks, turning up at people's homes.
He also claimed he had police turn up at his home in the company of civilians and point guns through his window, stating he had to leave the premises or he was going to be killed.
International human rights organisations have described Jamaica as one of the most homophobic places in the world.
Sex between men in Jamaica is illegal and punishable with up to ten years in jail, usually with hard labour.