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Protesters on Randall’s Island, Reggae Carifest, August 2007 (Gay City News)
NEW YORK, NY April 16, 2008 —For several years, activists in the UK have waged a campaign against homophobic songs in dancehall, a modern form of Reggae. Now the campaign is growing in North America. Concerts are being picketed and i-Tunes Canada recently announced it was pulling all homophobic dancehall songs from its website. As Jonah Engle reports, the campaign is stirring up a debate that is pitting human rights against artistic license.
