Homophobic
attackers beat up gay American Adrian Brown in an unprovoked incident at a
Bahamian carnival.
Adrian Brown
and friend Sylvano Demarco came to Junkanoo beach in the Bahamas for a a
holiday but did not expect the events of last night (5 May).
As Brown was
dancing on the beach, he was unsolicitedly splashed with water from people he
had never met.
He told Gay
Star News that he asked: ‘Why did you splash me with water?’
To which one
man replied: ‘Because you’re a sissy batty man.’
Batty man is
Jamaican slang for ‘faggot,’ explained Brown.
Demarco
explained two people started beating up on Brown, with one hitting him on the
head with a rock and one hitting him with a bottle.
He sustained
two lacerations – one on his forehead and also one on the top of his head.
Demarco said:
‘We rushed him out of the carnival.’
There were no
police officers present on the beach at the time of the incident, so they took
Brown to a nearby exit.
Two bystanders
broke up the fight, but the two perpetrators ran off.
The bystanders
caught one of the perpetrators and brought him to the police.
Demarco said:
‘It was obvious he was the one because he had blood all over him.’
Brown said:
‘It’s definitely a hate crime.’
‘I’m going to
prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.’
‘If you’re not
into gay people, don’t come to these kinds of events.
There’s a plethora of
people there – don’t show up to those events if that’s how you feel.
‘I just came to
dance and have fun’
‘This is just
very unfortunate,’ he added.
Bahamian
activist Alexus D’Marco told Gay Star News: ‘Thank God good Bahamians were
around to run after the boys. They caught one of the boys who is now in
police custody.
‘These tourists
are our bread and butter. This stuff can not be going on at international
events we host here in the Bahamas.
‘Acts of
violence must stop against LGBTI persons in the Bahamas,’ D’Marco added.
U better kno ur surroundings n the feeling of the ppl.. Homophobic acts of violence r well noted n the Carribean..batty boy violence was well noted n 90s hip hop...kno where ur going & maintain ur safety...prayers & blessings to those affected
ReplyDeleteIt's sad that people act as animals. Most likely the guys who attacked him is probably undercover.
ReplyDeleteIt's sad that people act as animals. Most likely the guys who attacked him is probably undercover.
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