Québec solidaire says it’s currently facing a wave of online hate of “exceptional” and “alarming” proportions targeting its LGBTQ+ candidates. Milot, who identifies as bisexual, believes online violence targeting marginalized candidates prevents some people from diverse backgrounds from entering politics. “We work closely with (LGBTQ+) organizations, and they tell us the situation is getting worse by the day in Quebec. Her party made headlines of its own recently when one of its candidates, Vanessa Durand, withdrew after making hateful remarks online against Parti Québécois supporters from LGBTQ+ communities. A few months later, on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, he denounced the homophobic remarks directed at him.