Gay rights activists to protest Jamaican reggae star Queen Ifrica’s upcoming show
Queen Ifrica, known for her biting anti-gay lyrics and homophobic public statements, is slated to headline a concert Saturday at Amazura Concert Hall in Jamaica, Queens. “Mi nuh want si mi brother dress up inna no skirt,” she sings in her 2009 track “Keep it to Yourself,” which calls for Jamaica to be freed of gay men for the sake of the nation’s children.
BY Melissa Chan
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Klavs Bo Christensen/Rockphoto/ASSOCIATED PRESS Jamaican singer Queen Ifrica performs during the Roskilde Festival in Roskilde, Denmark Saturday, July 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Polfoto, Klavs Bo Christensen, Rockphoto)
This homophobic reggae “Queen” should not be welcomed in Queens, activists say.
About 100 LGBT rights supporters will protest an upcoming concert at Jamaica’s Amazura Concert Hall that will headline Jamaican-star Queen Ifrica, whose biting anti-gay lyrics and public statements have drawn ire across the Caribbean.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Klavs Bo Christensen/Rockphoto/ASSOCIATED PRESS Jamaican singer Queen Ifrica performs during the Roskilde Festival in Roskilde, Denmark Saturday, July 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Polfoto, Klavs Bo Christensen, Rockphoto)
This homophobic reggae “Queen” should not be welcomed in Queens, activists say.
About 100 LGBT rights supporters will protest an upcoming concert at Jamaica’s Amazura Concert Hall that will headline Jamaican-star Queen Ifrica, whose biting anti-gay lyrics and public statements have drawn ire across the Caribbean.
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