Elizabeth Baisley
kebaisley.bsky.social
Elizabeth Baisley
@kebaisley.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Canadian Politics at Queen's University | LGBTQ2S+ politics, Canadian politics, and gender and politics
📁 In addition to the reviewers and editors, thanks to the data management and copyright experts at Queen's who helped us navigate technical and ethical challenges.
October 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
💰 Grateful for financial support from the @queenspols.bsky.social.
October 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🙏 Huge thanks to our incredible research assistants—Janica Arevalo, Harry Blackwell, Kate Burke Pellizzari, Kaitie Jourdeuil, Sarah Malik, and Maddy Ritter—for their careful coding.
October 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🙏 Huge thanks to our incredible research assistants—Janica Arevalo, Harry Blackwell, Kate Burke Pellizzari, Kaitie Jourdeuil, Sarah Malik, and Maddy Ritter—for their careful coding.
October 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This work was made possible with funding from @queenspols.bsky.social and fantastic RAs: Janica Arevalo, Harry Blackwell, Hana Brissenden, Kate Burke Pellizzari, Carolane Côté, Kaitie Jourdeuil, Sarah Malik, Thanina Maouche, Maddie McLeod, Eden Natovitch, Maddy Ritter, and Rissa Wang.
September 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
What next?
• Push parties to strengthen equity policies—with specific targets for LGBTQ2S+ candidates and clear definitions of “winnable ridings.”
• Get involved: Join parties, vote in nominations, run for office, support LGBTQ2S+ candidates, and push for change at party conventions.
September 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Key findings:
• Parties nominated fewer LGBTQ2S+ candidates in 2025 than in 2019 or 2021, reversing earlier momentum.
• Most LGBTQ2S+ candidates were nominated in unwinnable ridings, worsening a trend seen in past elections.
September 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
As research on LGBTQ2S+ representation grows, we encourage others to adapt our approach to new contexts.

We're grateful to the amazing RAs who worked on this project: Janica Arevalo, Harry Blackwell, Kate Burke Pellizzari, Kaitie Jourdeuil, Sarah Malik & Maddy Ritter.
September 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Key findings:
• ~10% of out candidates are missing from published lists — and not at random
• Individual candidate searches uncover those overlooked
• Published lists alone risk underestimating barriers LGBTQ2S+ candidates face
• Time-intensive methods are worth it — methodologically & normatively
September 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Thanks for sharing, @politicsgenderj.bsky.social!
June 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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June 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM