BGMA was one of the principle groups involved in the Stop Murder Music campaign, for which it was awarded a Gay & Lesbian Award in 2007 and accepted the Best Advocacy Award at the Black LGBT Community Awards gala on behalf of the Stop Murder Music campaign. Chair Dennis Carney, of Jamaican descent, was a principal negotiator of the Reggae Compassionate Act with artists Beenie Man, Sizzla, and Capleton. BGMA supported opposition to the inclusion of murder music artists at the Mobo Awards, with Carney arguing that, "we reject the notion that homophobia is integral to black culture."
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| - BGMA was one of the principle groups involved in the Stop Murder Music campaign, for which it was awarded a Gay & Lesbian Award in 2007 and accepted the Best Advocacy Award at the Black LGBT Community Awards gala on behalf of the Stop Murder Music campaign. Chair Dennis Carney, of Jamaican descent, was a principal negotiator of the Reggae Compassionate Act with artists Beenie Man, Sizzla, and Capleton. BGMA supported opposition to the inclusion of murder music artists at the Mobo Awards, with Carney arguing that, "we reject the notion that homophobia is integral to black culture."
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| - BGMA was one of the principle groups involved in the Stop Murder Music campaign, for which it was awarded a Gay & Lesbian Award in 2007 and accepted the Best Advocacy Award at the Black LGBT Community Awards gala on behalf of the Stop Murder Music campaign. Chair Dennis Carney, of Jamaican descent, was a principal negotiator of the Reggae Compassionate Act with artists Beenie Man, Sizzla, and Capleton. BGMA supported opposition to the inclusion of murder music artists at the Mobo Awards, with Carney arguing that, "we reject the notion that homophobia is integral to black culture."
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