LGBTQ+ political candidates in Quebec report a wave of online hate
Quebec parties say they are monitoring accounts and offering support as candidates report homophobic and transphobic insults, threats and growing online violence.
- As the fall election approaches, LGBTQ+ candidates across Quebec are sounding the alarm over an "exceptional" wave of online hate and threats, The Canadian Press reported yesterday.
- Roxane Milot, president of the left-wing party, warned that online violence targeting marginalized candidates is worsening, arguing this hostility discourages queer, women, and racialized people from entering public life.
- Parti Québécois candidate Philippe Schnobb reported receiving homophobic threats, including a comment stating "2x4 is waiting for you," while candidate Vanessa Durand withdrew after posting hateful online remarks.
- The Liberals and Coalition Avenir Québec are adapting by monitoring social media accounts closely, offering support groups, and providing training sessions to help candidates handle abuse.
- Liberal Leader Charles Milliard and Quebec Conservative Party Leader Éric Duhaime have both received hateful comments, illustrating that systemic abuse affects candidates across the political spectrum regardless of party affiliation.
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While the celebrations of the month of Pride take place throughout Quebec, the political candidates belonging to the Lgbtq+ community, running for the fall provincial elections, raise the alarm for the avalanche of hate messages of which they are targeted. (ANSA)
LGBTQ+ political candidates in Quebec report a wave of online hate
As pride month celebrations take place across Quebec, political candidates from sexual and gender-diverse backgrounds who are running in the fall provincial election are sounding the alarm over a flood of hateful messages targeting them. Québec solidaire says it’s currently facing a wave of online hate of “exceptional” and “alarming” proportions targeting its LGBTQ+ candidates. “We’re concerned, […]
Some candidates sound alarmed at an avalanche of hateful messages.
2SLGBTQ+ political candidates in Quebec report a wave of online hate
As pride month celebrations take place across Quebec, political candidates from sexual and gender-diverse backgrounds who are running in the fall provincial election are sounding the alarm over a flood of hateful messages targeting them.
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LGBTQ+ political candidates in Quebec report a wave of online hate
MONTRÉAL - As pride month celebrations take place across Quebec, political candidates from sexual and gender-diverse backgrounds who are running in the fall provincial election are sounding the alarm over
Within a few weeks of the provincial elections, and at the dawn of the Pride Month celebrations across the province, online violence worries and pushes some candidates from sexual and gender diversity to sound alarmed at an avalanche of hate messages targeting them especially for their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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