ston , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁established ▁a ▁gay ▁night club , ▁which ▁remained ▁open ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁despite ▁opposition ▁from ▁police . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁co - f ounded ▁J - FLAG ▁with ▁other ▁les bian , ▁gay , ▁bis ex ual , ▁and ▁trans gender ▁( L GB T ) ▁rights ▁activ ists , ▁soon ▁becoming ▁the ▁public ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁organisation . ▁As ▁J - FLAG ' s ▁representative , ▁he ▁argued ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁L GB T ▁rights ▁during ▁appearances ▁on ▁J ama ican ▁television ▁and ▁radio ▁programs . ▁This ▁attract ed ▁great ▁host ility ▁within ▁J ama ica ▁– ▁a ▁country ▁with ▁particularly ▁high ▁rates ▁of ▁anti - g ay ▁pre jud ice ▁– ▁with ▁J - FLAG ▁members ▁receiving ▁death ▁thre ats ▁and ▁William son ▁surv iving ▁a ▁kn ife ▁attack . ▁For ▁a ▁time ▁he ▁left ▁J ama ica , ▁living ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁England ▁for ▁several ▁years , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁King ston ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁William son ▁was ▁murder ed ▁in ▁his ▁a partment ▁by ▁an ▁acquaint ance , ▁D w ight ▁Hay den , ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁a iding ▁with ▁financial ▁hand outs . ▁Police ▁believed ▁that ▁Hay den ' s ▁mot ive ▁was ▁rob ber y , ▁although ▁J - FLAG ▁also ▁suggested ▁that ▁hom oph ob ia ▁may ▁have ▁played ▁a ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁killing . ▁Hay den ▁was ▁subsequently ▁sent enced ▁to