Queerphobic hate is on the rise, and LGBTQ+ communities in Canada need more support

By Christopher Dietzel, Postdoctoral fellow, Gender and Sexuality, McGill University
Hannah Maitland, PhD Candidate in the Department of Gender, Feminist, and Women's Studies, York University, Canada
Stephanie Jonsson, PhD candidate, Gender, Feminist and Women's Studies, York University, Canada

In the past few years, people who identify as LGBTQ+ have been facing increasing harm and discrimination. Canada is not insulated from growing anti-queer and anti-trans sentiment.

The Saskatchewan government recently passed a controversial bill that requires students to get their parents’ permission to change their pronouns in school. Critics have called the bill a “humiliation” for the province and experts have warned that it could further endanger at-risk youth.

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