Harvey Brownstone: Meeting Hate with Levity and Becoming Canada’s First Openly Gay Judge
About this episode
Harvey Brownstone discusses his life as Canada's first openly gay judge and the challenges he faced, including homophobia and personal trauma.
Harvey Brownstone’s “life story is one of the most astonishing you’ll ever encounter.” He joins the pod to discuss his book, Without Prejudice: My Life as a Gay Judge, his early life, his traumatic experience coming out to his parents, being disowned, and living in poverty at Queen’s University. From there they discuss his early years as a lawyer, the homophobia and hate he experienced, how levity can sometimes be the best response, becoming Canada’s first openly gay judge, and the upcoming movie about his life.
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