Brian Williamson

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Brian Williamson (September 4 1945 - June 9, 2004) was a Jamaican Gay rights activist and co-founder of the Jamaican forum for lesbians and gays, J-Flag. He was known for personally housing and looking after gay people in Jamaica.

He was murdered with a machete, suffering multiple stab wounds to neck and face.

Williamson's confessed murderer, Dwight Hayden, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after fifteen years.^[1]

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LGBT rights in Jamaica

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^ Jamaica Gleaner (21 May 2006). "Gay rights activist's killer gets life". http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060521/news/news7.html. Retrieved 16 November 2011.

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[0] Jamaica Gleaner (21 May 2006). "Gay rights activist's killer gets life". http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060521/news/news7.html. Retrieved 16 November 2011.

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Name	Williamson, Brian
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Short description	Jamaican gay rights activist
Date of birth	September 4, 1945
Place of birth
Date of death	June 9, 2004
Place of death

Brian Williamson

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