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Exposing repression in a not-so-faraway place

LAWNSIDEGrowing up gay in Jamaica, Jason Latty-Travis was "one of those boys who were supposed to be beaten." He's referring to four young men whom fellow Northern Caribbean University students believed to be battyboys and bashed with wooden planks in February 2001.

Jason Latty-Travis, reflected in his laptop screen near the six telephones with international call plans he uses for his work as an advocate for LGBT people.
Jason Latty-Travis, reflected in his laptop screen near the six telephones with international call plans he uses for his work as an advocate for LGBT people.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff
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