Gay at Hedonism III?

[bluboy]

Anyone been to Hedonism III in Jamaica? Any comments on being an out gay man there. I know Jamaica is homophobic but I have been told that Hedo III is gay friendly and gays get it on in front of straights getting it on etc? Let me know. Blu

[Doe Be Doe]

I have not been there. When I looked into this resort, and all Hedonism resorts, many years ago I found, if I recall correctly, that gays were not welcome. I don't know if that policy has changed. Jamaica is not gay-friendly unless one is alone or very lowkey.

[Guest zipperzone]

Having gay sex in Jamaica or even appearing to be gay could cost you your life - why take the chance?

 

And as they are so homophobic, why put even one red cent into their economy?

[Guest]

This was a few years back, but I read about a gay couple that went there, and no one entered their room the entire time they were there (i.e. to change the towels or sheets). Jamaica is the most homophobic country in the Western Hemisphere. Only a handful of Islamic countries, such as Iran or Saudi Arabia, are worse.

[+ Lucky]

Cops save three alleged homosexuals from angry crowd

 

KARYL WALKER, Observer staff reporter

Thursday, February 15, 2007

 

 

 

THREE men branded as homosexuals were yesterday rescued by the police from an angry mob outside a pharmacy in Tropical Plaza, where they had been holed up for almost an hour.

 

But even after the police managed to take the young men from the Monarch Pharmacy, one of the three was hit with a stone, forcing officers to fire tear gas on the crowd which included men, women, teenagers and small children.

 

The approximately 2,000 people gathered outside the Kingston pharmacy hurled insults at the three men, with some calling for them to be killed.

 

The crowd grew larger as the minutes ticked by and the three men and staff inside the pharmacy were visibly terrified as the mob demanded that they be sent out so they could administer their brand of justice. "Send them out!" shouted one man.

 

The men, who all had bleached-out faces, and dressed in tight jeans pants and skimpy shirts, were saved due to quick action by police from the St Andrew Central Division.

When the officers arrived and attempted to push the crowd back from the front door of the businessplace they were greeted with some resistance and when they attempted to escort the men to a police service vehicle, which was parked near to the entrance of the pharmacy, one of the alleged homosexuals was hit on the back of the head with a stone as he flashed a wry smile before attempting to hustle inside the police car.

 

The cops were forced to disperse the large mob by dispensing tear gas canisters and whisking the men away as the crowd scampered in all directions in an effort to escape the irritating fumes.

 

One man in the crowd was determined to get a chance to beat them and hurled insults at the police when they drove out of the premises.

 

"Unu can come save them nasty boy yah? Them boy yah fi go down," the man bellowed.

 

One woman expressed surprise at the brazenness of the men who were clearly displaying effeminate behaviour.

"Jamaica has lost its way if men think they can openly flaunt being gay without any consequences. We don't want that kind of open gay life in this country," the woman said.

 

Homosexuality is frowned upon in Jamaica and gay rights groups have constantly branded the island as anti-gay.

 

Under Jamaican law a male can be slapped with a sentence of up to nine years if caught in a compromising position with another man.