Lauren Southern

Lauren Southern
Born Lauren Cherie Southern
(1995-06-15) June 15, 1995[1][2][3]
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Occupation Commentator, activist, media personality
Political party Libertarian Party of Canada

Lauren Cherie Southern[4] (born June 15, 1995) is a Canadian libertarian and conservative activist, political commentator and writer for The Rebel Media, a Canadian online media company. Southern ran as a candidate for the Libertarian Party of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election.

Education and life

Southern was born in Surrey, British Columbia and is currently a resident of Toronto.[5] She studied political science at the University of the Fraser Valley.[6][7]

Media and political career

Political career

In 2015, Southern was a candidate in the Canadian Federal Election representing the Libertarian Party of Canada.[6] Party officials suspended her campaign over controversial issues, but she was reinstated after public outcry.[8]

Media activism

In June 2015, Southern's Rebel TV cameraman was shoved at the SlutWalk in Vancouver and Southern's protest sign "There Is No Rape Culture In The West" was torn up while reporting on the event. [9]

In March 2016 a protester in Vancouver poured a container of urine over Southern's head while she was speaking with other protesters at rally in Vancouver.[10] The incident resulted from statements Southern made about there being "only two genders".[11] Southern's Facebook account was blocked after she criticized Facebook policies in 2016.[12][13]

Southern initiated "The Triggering", whereby every March 9, the day after International Women's Day, Twitter users post taboo content in defense of free speech. Southern has expressed sympathy for the alt-right.[14]

In October 2016, Southern had her gender legally changed to male as part of a video produced for Rebel Media to show the ease of the new gender ID laws.[15]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Langley—Aldergrove
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeMark Warawa 27,333 45.6 -20.22 –
LiberalLeon Jensen 21,894 36.6 +27.62 –
New DemocraticMargot Sangster 7,490 12.5 -6.85 –
GreenSimmi Kaur Dhillon 2,644 4.4 -0.86 –
LibertarianLauren Southern 535 0.9 +0.41 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 59,896100.0   $216,042.49
Total rejected ballots 204––
Turnout 60,100––
Eligible voters 80,360
Conservative hold Swing -23.92
Source: Elections Canada[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ "It's my birthday. All I ask is that you include pictures of cute animals in any tweet you send me. That includes hate mail.". Twitter.com. 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  2. ↑ Lauren Southern (2015-09-07). "Lauren Southern on Twitter: "@BASSFZz 20 :)"". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  3. ↑ Lauren Southern (2016-05-02). "Lauren Southern on Twitter: "@Maryf_j1 I'm 20 lol"". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  4. ↑ "Twitter". Mobile.twitter.com. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  5. ↑ "Lauren Southern | Libertarian Party of Canada | Home". Libertarian.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  6. 1 2 Kabas, Marisa (June 15, 2015). "Meet the Canadian college student who's about to be the next enemy of the feminist movement". The Daily Dot.
  7. ↑ Claxton, Matthew. "Langley post-secondary student runs as Libertarian - News". Langley Advance. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  8. ↑ Bokhari, Allum (July 9, 2015). "Lauren Southern, 'Anti-Feminist,' Reinstated as Libertarian Candidate". Breitbart News Network.
  9. ↑ Lachenal, Jessica (2016-03-09). "Internet Jerks Pledge to Make Internet Even Worse in #TheTriggering". TheMarySue. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  10. ↑ Raptis, Mike (2016-03-07). "Activist accused of pouring bottle of urine on Rebel reporter during 'anti-fascist' rally in Vancouver". National Post. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  11. ↑ Christian, Natasha (2016-03-08). "Protester pours urine on journalist for 'hateful' comments". Yahoo7. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  12. ↑ Trump supporter BLOCKED by Facebook for complaining about site's censorship of right-wing activists By DAILYMAIL.COM REPORTER, PUBLISHED: 15:33, 22 May 2016
  13. ↑ Taranto, James (2016-05-23). "The Troll Booth". WSJ.com. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  14. ↑ "The alt-right, explained in its own words". washingtonpost.com.
  15. ↑ Southern, Lauren (October 3, 2016). "Lauren Southern Becomes a Man!". The Rebel Media. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  16. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Langley—Aldergrove, 30 September 2015
  17. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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