How does hate and violence
affect 2SLGBTQI people in Canada?
What can we do to better support those affected by hate and violence?
This research project aims to learn more about 2SLGBTQI people’s experiences of hate and violence across Canada. This project will result in the creation of workshops and resources for community organizations as well as a national survey created by, with, and for these communities.
There are various types of hate and violence such as verbal abuse, online harassment, psychological violence, physical violence, or sexual violence. These types of hate and violence can take different forms, including online trolling, intimate partner violence, family violence, and hate crimes.
We are interested in hearing about 2SLGBTQI people’s experiences of these forms of hate and/or violence, whether they were targeted because of their sexuality and/or gender or because of other factors, such as their race, ethnicity, or ability.
These are some examples of the forms of hate and/or violence that affect 2SLGBTQI people that we want to learn about in our project:
IPV
Intimate partner violence (IPV) can look different in 2SLGBTQI relationships. IPV includes psychological, physical, and sexual abuse from a sexual or romantic partner, and for 2SLGBTQI people this can sometimes take the form of intentionally misgendering or deadnaming, sabotaging gender transition related items, or threatening to out you.
Online harassment
Online harassment can take many forms, including but not limited to stalking, doxxing, hate comments, sharing images without consent, threats or intimidation, and trolling.
Street harassment
Street harassment is inappropriate behaviour directed at someone in a public space. It can include insults or slurs, stalking, physical violence, threatening, photographing without consent, unwanted sexual comments or behaviours such as gesturing, flashing, catcalling, or touching.
Family violence
Family violence includes psychological, physical, and sexual abuse from one’s family members. In 2SLGBTQI people’s lives, this violence can look like gender policing, cutting off housing or financial support, denial of your identity, demeaning comments, and exclusion from family events.
Sexual violence
Sexual violence is any unwanted sexual contact, including sexual assault (e.g., unwanted sexual touching, kissing, rape) and harassment (e.g., jokes, catcalls, threats). Unwanted sexual contact may also happen through sexual coercion, or when someone pressures, tricks, or threatens you to engage in unwanted sexual activity.
We are currently recruiting interview participants. Email cpaf@egale.ca to find out more.
This project has been reviewed and approved by the Community Research Ethics Board (CREO #415), the University of Windsor Research Ethics Board, the MacEwan University Research Ethics Board, and the Toronto Metropolitan University Research Ethics Board. If you have questions regarding this study or the rights of research participants please contact cpaf@egale.ca.