“You should know that Capleton burns gays / The same fire applies to lesbians / Say, I burn everything as long as I know that they’re gay / All gays and sodomites should be killed.” So run a few ...

LONG BEACH – Capleton, the controversial Jamaican reggae singer whose lyrics glorify killing gay people, has been booted off the bill of this weekend’s Ragga Muffins Festival, organizers said.

Artists call it freedom of expression. Gay people call it hate speech. Local gay-rights activists are calling on the Chicago House of Blues to cancel Thursday’s concert by reggae star Capleton, one of ...

UPDATE: The Capleton show scheduled for this weekend at the Kinetic Playground has been canceled. I’ll have more on this, and on reaction to it, tomorrow. This past weekend, a young friend of mine ...