Sce s ceptn, Dancehall mic has held a very strict and nsistent disda for the gay muny. A disda so unyieldg, that proment artists
Contents:
- REGGAE SGER LILA IKé COM OUT AS GAY, SHAR SHE WAS RAPED & BLACKMAILED
- PRO-GAY REGGAE SGER FI JAMAIN HOMOPHOBIA
- SOME RASTA REGGAE ARTISTS ARE GAY, ACRDG TO TONY REBEL.
REGGAE SGER LILA IKé COM OUT AS GAY, SHAR SHE WAS RAPED & BLACKMAILED
Buju Banton’s "Boom Bye Bye" beme a smash h 1992 wh lyrics advotg for the murr and torture of gay men. We asked five queer Caribbeans to unpack the song’s legacy and impact on their liv. * gay reggae artist *
One of the most popular was Buju Banton’s 1992 sgle “Boom Bye Bye, ” a track that followed a tradn of Jamain songs that poe vlence agast queer people — and one that beme lodged the memori of queer Caribbeans, makg clear that homophobia was alive and well our hom and muni.
PRO-GAY REGGAE SGER FI JAMAIN HOMOPHOBIA
Mista Majah P reb anti-gay sgers wh pro-LGBT songs * gay reggae artist *
Origally wrten when he was jt 15 years old, “Boom Bye Bye” fds Banton llg for the murr and torture of “batty boys, ” a Jamain patois slur for gay men (whom the star nflat wh pedophil). Though Banton would go on to break Bob Marley’s rerd for the most number one songs Jamai, the artist attracted protts om LGBTQ+ advot throughout his reer, leadg him to sign a 2007 pledge lled the Reggae Compassnate Act where he and other proment reggae artists agreed to stop performg songs wh homophobic lyrics.
SOME RASTA REGGAE ARTISTS ARE GAY, ACRDG TO TONY REBEL.
It is not a secret the Reggae muny that Diana Kg is gay and Shenseea is a bisexual but acrdg to veteran artist, Tony Rebel * gay reggae artist *
Its populary and overt homophobia have helped to rerce queerphobic sentiments and ma harr for LGBTQ+ people to seek acceptance throughout the Caribbean. My mother tells this story about a time when her father and my nts and uncl were drivg to the village; he was potg out gay people, trans people, drag queens, and told them, “If any of y’all end up like this, I’m gog to shoot you.