Gay activists are planning protests and a boycott of the House of Blues nightclub if it goes forward with a scheduled performance by reggae singer Capleton Thursday, Sept. 23.
Jamaican-born Capleton openly calls for killing Lesbian and gays in his songs.
In June, Jamaica’s most prominent gay-rights campaigner, Brian Williamson, was found murdered in a manner that would suggest that it was a hate crime. Gay sex is punishable by up to 10 years of hard labor according to the nation’s statutes.
One of Capleton’s most frequently performed songs is called ‘Bun Out Di Chi Chi’ which, translated from the Jamaican patois, means ‘Burn Out The Queer’ (‘Chi Chi’ is pejorative slang for gay people). The song calls for its listeners to ‘Bun out ah chi chi, Blood out ah chi chi (‘Burn out a queer, Blood out a queer).
Chicago Anti-Bashing Network said Jim Belushi and Dan Aykroyd are sole owners of the House of Blues nightclub chain.
Picket is 7 p.m., 329 N. Dearborn.