'Slap in the face': Trans activist targeted by Quebec-funded women's rights group

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A transgender activist is speaking out after a Quebec-funded women's rights group targeted her on Twitter, misgendering her repeatedly and calling her a 'violent man.' ottnews

A transgender activist is speaking out after a Quebec-funded women's rights group targeted her on Twitter, misgendering her repeatedly and calling her a"violent man."Johnstone says the ad was followed by a"tsunami of hate" online.

In a series of now-deleted Tweets, PDF Québec accused Johnstone of encroaching on women's issues, misgendering her throughout. "[They used] an example of a joking tweet that I sent to my spouse, who is also a trans person, to cast me as dangerous and violent," Johnstone said. "Feminist groups have a lot to be angry about. They have a lot to be organizing and agitating about that should not and does not need to include picking a fight with trans people, who are also a vulnerable and marginalized population subjected to gender-based violence, economic disparities and high rates of homelessness.

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