Canada: “The hate is intersectional” Xenophobic TFGBV against racialized women and 2SLGBTQI+ people in Canada - Amnesty International
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The briefing exposes harmful xenophobic and racist narratives that are being used to target racialized migrant women and 2SLGBTQI+ people, and those perceived as such, on digital spaces in Canada. It reveals how they are targeted through attacks both on their gender identity, race and their perceived migration status; how gender-based narratives are weaponized to target racialized migrants; and the deeply troubling impacts of such harmful narratives being amplified and normalized in digital spaces. View Report in English
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