Valérie Lapointe and Audrey Gagnon

Valérie Lapointe is post-doctoral fellow at the school of social and political science at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and an expert on political parties and LGBTQ+ issues in comparative politics. Audrey Gagnon is a post-doctoral fellow at the Centre for Research on Extremism at the University of Oslo, Norway and an expert on right-wing movements in comparative politics.

How the political right is contesting Pride month in Canada

We must be vigilant to the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ movements, which threaten social cohesion and can pave the way for violence. When human rights issues become politicized, even progressive policies that we take for granted can be contested and reversed.

opinion | BY VALéRIE LAPOINTE AND AUDREY GAGNON | July 17, 2023