ive ▁ra pe ▁of ▁les bi ans , ▁further ▁recording ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁gay ▁men ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁From ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁foundation , ▁its ▁members ▁were ▁subject ed ▁to ▁repeated ▁death ▁thre ats . ▁William son ▁became ▁the ▁public ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁group , ▁appearing ▁on ▁radio ▁talk ▁shows ▁and ▁television ▁shows ▁such ▁as ▁Pers pective ▁and ▁Nation wide ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁argued ▁against ▁hom oph ob ia ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁greater ▁government ▁invest ment ▁to ▁tack le ▁the ▁H IV / A ID S ▁pan demic . ▁Un like ▁most ▁other ▁L GB T ▁rights ▁activ ists ▁in ▁J ama ica , ▁William son ▁did ▁not ▁seek ▁to ▁protect ▁himself ▁by ▁using ▁a ▁pseud onym , ▁dis gu ising ▁his ▁voice , ▁or ▁hiding ▁his ▁appearance . ▁F acing ▁host ility ▁and ▁thre ats ▁of ▁violence , ▁William son ▁left ▁J ama ica ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Canada ▁and ▁then ▁England , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁There , ▁he ▁moved ▁into ▁an ▁a partment ▁in ▁his ▁H aught on ▁Street ▁comp ound ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁renew ed ▁role ▁within ▁J ama ica ' s ▁L GB T ▁rights ▁movement . ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁one ▁room ▁of ▁his ▁a partment ▁block ▁and ▁r ented ▁out ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁others . ▁ ▁Mur der ▁ ▁Fin an cially ▁aff lu ent , ▁William son ▁would ▁often ▁offer