The Inside Story: Jamaican gay rights activist finds asylum in Canada

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Posted June 19, 2014 8:28 pm.

Last Updated July 3, 2015 11:23 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Gareth Henry is a human rights activist who found asylum in Canada after having his life threatened in his homeland of Jamaica, where it’s illegal to be gay.

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