Stop Murder Music

Stop Murder Music is an international campaign seeking to oppose musicians whose lyrics glorify violence against homosexuals. It is jointly run by three gay rights groups: Outrage!, the Black Gay Men's Advisory Group and the Jamaica-based J-Flag.[1] Peter Tatchell is closely involved with the campaign's British chapter,[2] while its Canadian division was founded by Akim Larcher.[3]

Gay free zone
Homophobia
Fighting the gay agenda
Judge not
That ye be not judged
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The campaign has a particular focus on the music of Jamaica. In 2008, Stop Murder Music Canada called for a complete boycott on Jamaican music until the country's government does more to tackle homophobic violence; the previous year the campaign had successfully forced the cancellations of Ontario concerts by Sizzla, Elephant Man, Capleton, Baby Cham and Beenie Man.[4]

Stop Murder Music has been criticised in some quarters on the grounds that its targets have the right to free speech[5] and by people who believe its focus on Jamaican musicians to be racist.[6]

See also

References
  1. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/murder-music-silenced-by-a-tough-operator-6151444.html
  2. http://web.archive.org/web/20050419120025/www.blackmusiccouncil.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1103143546&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&
  3. http://www.freemuse.org/sw27728.asp
  4. http://www.freemuse.org/sw27728.asp
  5. http://outrage.org.uk/2007/08/jamaica-homophobia-murder-music-and-free-speech/
  6. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2004/dec/10/gayrights.popandrock
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