LGBTQ2+ people in Ontario face immense inequality. We’re more likely to live in poverty, experience hate crimes, be homeless and have poor mental health. And yet, our government ignores our questions and won’t act on our issues. Opinion by Fae Johnstone
In his last mandate, Ontario Premier Doug Ford wouldn’t touch LGBTQ2+ issues with a 10-foot pole — and on the one occasion he did, it was to politicize the inclusion of LGBTQ2+ education in the sex-ed curriculum.
As an LGBTQ2+ advocate, I am well aware that any mention of LGBTQ2+ issues will be met with hostility by some people. Our issues are politicized like few others, to the direct detriment of our communities. I’ve been in this fight for over a decade, and I’m concerned by what I would call the recent stagnation of progress on LGBTQ2+ issues and the impact that has had. It’s horrifying to imagine a government unwilling to promote and protect the human rights and well-being of vulnerable communities.
We need to recognize that COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted LGBTQ2+ communities and subsequently invest in LGBTQ2+ organizations, which in turn could support our social, economic and health recovery. There are phenomenal examples of government leadership on LGBTQ2+ issues across Canada, from governments across the ideological spectrum — there is no excuse for Ontario’s inaction.
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