In 2018, Wisdom2Action undertook a consultation with youth from 2SLGBTQ+ communities to explore their experiences of gender-based violence (GBV) and inform recommendations to address how GBV impacts 2SLGBTQ+ young people.
Over the course of 6 months, we consulted more than 500 youth across Canada, and created a final report with key recommendations to inform future initiatives on local, provincial, and national levels to support 2SLGBTQ+ youth.
While there is a degree of data available on the extent to which GBV impacts 2SLGBTQ+ youth, there is much less that centers the needs, experiences, recommendations, and voices of 2SLGBTQ+ youth themselves. This report represents a first-of-its-kind contribution to the 2SLGBTQ+ and Gender-Based Violence sectors through a youth-led qualitative exploration of 2SLGBTQ+ youth perspectives and recommendations on addressing GBV.
In the spirit of reconciliation, Wisdom2Action acknowledges the land on which it was originally established as the traditional and unceded territory of the M’ikmaq, known as Mi’kmak’i (Nova Scotia). Our team is spread across Turtle Island (Canada) on the treaty lands of many First Nations. We recognize the people and the land in this way as part of our commitment to anti-oppression and decolonization. We are all treaty people.
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