Fewer LGBTQ2S+ people hold positions of political power in Canada, and those who do represent a narrower range of political perspectives, according to research by @qalbaugh.bsky.social and @kebaisley.bsky.social.
Research shows fewer queer and trans people hold political power in Canada, and those who do represent fewer political perspectives
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ New in Xtra! Quinn Albaugh and I present new data on LGBTQ2S+ candidates in the 2025 federal election—and consider where to go from here.
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How should we identify LGBTQ2S+ candidates?
In new research with @qalbaugh.bsky.social , we compare 3 methods for identifying LGBTQ2S+ candidates in 🇨🇦 federal elections (2019–2021).
In this research note, we compare three approaches to identifying LGBTQ2S+ candidates: candidate surveys, published lists of LGBTQ2S+ candidates, and systematic searches of each candidate running. ...
Which Canadian MPs are on Bluesky and what do they post?
My new paper w/ @rohanalexander.bsky.social in @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social unpacks these questions, finding MPs
use it like Twitter to discuss policy, the Ottawa bubble & constituency
Read more: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
#polsky #commsky #cdnpoli
Elizabeth Baisley
With MPs heading back to the House of Commons today, we need to talk about the decline of LGBTQ2S+ representation in Parliament.
Inessa De Angelis
🇨🇦 CPSA ACSP 🇨🇦
Research shows fewer queer and trans people hold political power in Canada, and those who do represent fewer political perspectives
