End Anti-2SLGBTQIA+ Hate and Violence in Canada

END
ANTI-2SLGBTQIA+
HATE AND VIOLENCE
IN Canada

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WRITE TO CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU

During Pride month, call on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Government of Canada to reaffirm support and solidarity for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities in Canada. You will be able to view and edit your message before it is sent.

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Toronto Solidarity Protest against Uganda’s ‘Anti-Homosexuality Bill’ March 2023 Photo: ©Brayo Bryans

In 2023 alone, Canada has seen a surge in anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate motivated attacks through vandalism of Pride flags in peoples homes, schools in Nova Scotia, and Halifax, and anti-2SLGTBQIA+ protests at a children's drag story event in Montreal. In April 2023, the township of Norwich, Ontario voted to exclude pride and other non-civic flags from being displayed on municipal property. In the same month, a youth-led anti-trans group called Save Canada disrupted an International Day of Pink event being held at a local school in Ontario that was commemorating North America’s 2SLGBTQIA+ civil rights movement known as the Stonewall Riots.

“More anti-LGBT+ demonstration events have already been recorded in Canada so far this year than in all of 2021 and 2023 is on track to exceed 2022.”

- Sam Jones, Armed Conflict Location and Data Project.”

In the face of rising hate, violence, abuse and attacks on the human rights of 2SLGTBQIA+ communities, we need urgent action to prevent hate from gaining more traction in Canada.

act in solidarity with 2SLGBTQIA+ communities in Canada

An earlier version of this article erroneously reported Norfolk County voted to exclude pride and other non-civic flags from being displayed on municipal property. This was incorrect. Norwich Township voted to remove pride and other non-civic flags from its property. We apologize to Norfolk County for the error.

Learn More

Read Amnesty's blog Anti-2SLGBTQIA+ Hate in Canada Must End

Read Amnesty’s blog about the impact of Uganda’s ‘Anti-Homosexuality Bill’ on Ugandan LGBTI+ communities

Read Amnesty’s Report Pandemic or Not: We Have the Right to Live to learn more about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on LGTBQI+ communities across Asia and the Pacific Islands

Listen to the Podcast “Why has it become harder to get gender-affirming healthcare in Ontario”

Listen to the Podcast “How anti-trans hate speech online leads to real-world violence”.

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