Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  The reach is quite far. Being an LGBTQ person can be very strenuous and difficult on a day-to-day basis. You see violence in your daily life, even if it's just a microaggression, or you overhear a conversation where someone says a homophobic slur or something like that, or you get chased down and bashed by people, or you get doxed online.

Status of Women committee  Thank you.

Status of Women committee  A microaggression is a very small aggression, usually racial or sexuality-based, or even sexually based. For example, it's when you're talking to people from a different background and you mention that they speak good English or that they're accent isn't that strong. Any way to “other” somebody is a microaggression.

Status of Women committee  They can be different at certain points in time. It really depends on the violent occurrence at hand. Of course, they all play a role, hand-in-hand together. It's all very intersected because the violence brought onto the people is usually brought on by those who are from intolerant communities, intolerant backgrounds.

Status of Women committee  I feel like it has heightened the scope and made it more visible. It has given people a broader view as to what goes on in the lives of young women, and young people of colour. It's not only that you see what goes on in your school or your workplace. You can now see what goes on all across the country and all across communities, like the one you are in, so you have more examples as to what to do and what not to do.

Status of Women committee  I would start with police enforcement and those who work within the mental health area, mental health hospitals, and just hospitals in general, and give them training that not only covers the health of a middle-aged cis white man. Health covers trans bodies and bodies of people of colour.

Status of Women committee  It's very small. I've seen it face-to-face quite often and it really does cover all age groups.

Status of Women committee  I feel it spans all age groups. Personally, I've seen it from all age groups and I've also read plenty of stories and publications of experiences where the violence was introduced within the home. It stems from the parents and the society around us in any size of town. I'm also from a small town.

Status of Women committee  Well, I think there's definitely a positive lean in this generation. I think a lot more is coming from collecting and organizing themselves to stand up against all the injustices that they face and we face. A good way to teach people who do not live these experiences is to recognize their own microaggressions against people who are not like them.

Status of Women committee  Hello, and thank you for inviting me and the collective. My name is Awar Obob. I'm a writer, activist, and general show booker within the collective, Babely Shades. We are made up of marginalized genders and minority status people. We do a lot of art and positive things within the Ottawa community.