Lenford Harvey

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"Steve" Lenford Harvey (1975?–2005) was a leader in the Jamaican homosexual/transgender community, and led several programs to assist people suffering from HIV/AIDS, and to promote safer-sex education and AIDS awareness in Jamaica.

In 1997, Steve Harvey began working for an organization called Jamaican AIDS Support for Life.

In 2005, he was selected as LACCASO's (Latin America and Caribbean Council of AIDS Service Organizations) project coordinator for Jamaica.

[edit] Murder

On the evening of November 30, 2005, at approximately 1:00am, Harvey and his roommates were robbed at gunpoint in their home, his roommates were bound, and Harvey was abducted. A gunman reportedly yelled "We hear that you are gay" to the trio.[1] Harvey's dead body was found two hours later, early the next morning, in a rural area miles away, with gunshot wounds in his head and back.

Steve Harvey's killing has resulted in a far-reaching public outcry against the government of Jamaica, which has been accused of ignoring violence towards homosexuals. Several organizations, including the United Nations have demanded a thorough investigation of the homicide. In March 2006, four people were charged with the killing. [2]