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GAYS MUST LEAVE TODAY

By Dwayne Mcleod, Staff Reporter
April 26, 2007

Today has been proclaimed 'Gay Eradication Day' by residents of the McGregor Gully community in East Kingston. Residents say that they will be taking action as a two-week notice given to all gays and lesbians to flee the community has now expired.

THE STAR learnt that about two weeks ago angry residents who declared that they were fed up with seeing the activities of several gay persons in their community, ordered that they leave by today or suffer the consequences.

Some residents who admitted to THE STAR that they are a part of the "gay clearing out" scheme said that it is being done to protect their families and the community on a whole.

"Yu nuh si seh dem waa mash up di place an gi wi bad name, me haffi protect my yute dem from dem type a influence deh," one resident said while pointing out that they will not sit back and watch while their community falls into disrepute.

When THE STAR visited the area, a small group of residents pointed out an old community centre which is said to be the main 'hang out' spot for the lesbians. According to the residents the lesbians gather there almost nightly and can be seen hugging, kissing and even "touching".

The residents say they are mostly worried about the lesbian group as they are most prevalent and influential. The number of persons in this group is said to be steadily increasing.

In terms of the suspected gay men, the residents claim they are not as bold as the lesbians and are fewer but they too are expected to comply with the two-week notice.

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"Some yute deh bout di place whe wi hear seh gone di nex way. Wi neva actually ketch dem, but wi hear from good source who si dem out a road a par wid man weh known as 'fish'. Dem nuh nuff still eno, but dem affi lef to, wi nuh want none a dem in ya," another female resident added.

Another resident who was not afraid to point fingers at a specific group of youngsters said that the alleged gays are all friends and are well-known in the community. "Yu si dem bway deh weh a walk up an dung inna dem tight pants an ah bleach out dem face, a dem enuh, nuff a dem a f .... T an a talk bout dem a danca," he told THE STAR.

Since the notice was handed down, at least one person has already fled the community. "... A nuh joke ting eno, one a dem cut out since week, him not even wait pon di last day, him jus cut, nobady not even kno weh him gone," THE STAR was told by a resident.

The residents say they will not stop until their community is "gay free" and are not afraid of resorting to extreme measures.

"Mi nuh know how dem come an a gwaan like seh dem tink a farin dem deh, dem tink seh dem can come inna gangsta town wid dem wrong up behaviour an nuttin nuh happen? Dem haffi leave, anyting a anyting," one obviously angry male said.

Efforts by THE STAR to speak to at least two of the persons alleged to be lesbians were unsuccessful.

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Follow Up Story

Gays flee McGregor Gully

By Dwayne Mcleod, STAR Writer
May 3, 2007

The alleged lesbians and gays in the McGregor Gully community of Eastern Kingston seem to have taken last week's ultimatum to leave or suffer the consequences quite seriously.

In an article published in THE STAR on April 26 titled 'GAYS MUST LEAVE TODAY', residents spoke of a two-week notice that they had issued to this group to leave their community by that day. The residents declared that they were fed up with seeing the activities of gay persons in their community, especially the women.

Checks made in the community since the 'gay eradication day' revealed that some individuals had fled the community and haven't been seen since. "... Dem affi tek weh demself eno cause dem kno seh a pure mad head deh roun here," one resident told THE STAR.

Residents also pointed out that an area close to an old community centre, which was a 'hang out' spot for the lesbians, has since been abandoned, apart from a few teenagers who stop to chat with each other.

However, while some level of change has taken place residents say that not all the alleged lesbians have fled the community. The persons who have remained are said to be maintaining a 'low profile'.

"Yu si if dem a do dem thing an a do it one away, it bad an nuh too bad eno, but wi cyaa have dem a gwaan like sey dem queer an we mus jus accep it," a resident pointed out, while explaining why these persons were being allowed to stay.

But there was still some warning from other residents. "Not because dem nuh brawlin wid it again nuh mean seh dem can stay, wi jus ago gwaan pree dem still. Wi did done set di orda aready seh dem fi leave, so dem affi leave," one female said.

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