Author Jo DeLuzio interviewed nine people about their journeys to Canada as a result of being persecuted for her new book
A new book by Sault-born author Jo DeLuzio shares the personal accounts of nine different 2SLGBTQ+ people who came to Canada fleeing persecution faced in their home countries.
DeLuzio interviewed a dozen people before writing Just Gone: True Stories of Persecution for Love and Life, nine of whom agreed to have their stories told in the book. She admits the raw subject matter in the book is not always easy to read. "This isn’t about a 'gay agenda,'" DeLuzio said. ”This is not pushing pronouns onto people. This is a human rights issue. Even if people don't agree with homosexuality or whatever, it doesn't matter – you don't have to agree with something to recognize that we are all people and human rights are just that, human rights.”
One of the stories in the book focuses on Sherwin, a refugee who fled systemic violence and homophobia in Jamaica. He realized he had to leave his home country after a well-known gay rights activist there was killed.
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