Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️⚧️'Any story you imagine': Inside the Toronto-based charity helping new LGBTQ2S+ refugees and newcomers
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/any-story-you-imagine-inside-the-toronto-based-charity-helping-new-lgbtq2s-refugees-and-newcomers-1.6455582
More than 10 years ago, Karlene Williams-Clarke was a well-known activist in Jamaica, a consistent voice on the radio fighting for the rights of LGBTQ2S+ people in her country.
But her work — and her very existence as an out and proud lesbian — put her life at risk in Jamaica.
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'Any story you imagine': Inside the Toronto-based charity helping new LGBTQ2S+ refugees and newcomers
In 2009, Karlene Williams-Clarke came to Canada in search of a safer, more authentic life, helped by The 519, a Toronto-based charity for LGBTQ2S+ refugees and newcomers. Now, she’s part of the team, helping to settle refugees at a time when the LGBTQ2S+ community is fighting against a resurgence in anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate across the globe.