As a Queer Black woman who is currently completing her PhD at the University of Toronto I have often felt like sharing my experiences for a great many reasons that include the fact that I am a mature student doing what many parents don't often get an opportunity to do. And because of this I have had an come to feel a responsibility to vocalize my experiences within this local educational institution from beginning with my times through an access program to (undergraduate) then on to graduate, Applying myself in such a way that my own children and grandchildren could be proud of. Then when the invitation for a fully-funded academic experience was extended to me I was flattered. With a feeling like many students have shared with me after working diligently to achieve excellence this level of acknowledgement for all that effort by extending such an invitation. With my family, friends, and community seeming to be ecstatic which thrilled me even more. This being especially so since I had now given them two things to celebrate, including becoming a published author that they could now access at our local Indigo, or Amazon. With these seeming to be accomplishments for them and or being a bit of sunshine brought in during a global pandemic that had many frightened for their life. With a whole lot of sharing of bad news going on. From social distancing, to lockdowns, we seemed to have frightening news to share. Or at least that was what I thought of during the time of the Pandemic which signaled some of the worst experiences that were to come. Begining that fall as I began my PhD, with many challenges coming at me until I wasn't sure I could survive. And those challenges have yet to become calm. So I'm sharing those challenges which include the many mental, physical, and spiritual challenges that students in this facility have to navigate which include attacks this institution has made on my own person to this date, which have served as such an eye opener that I feel compelled to share in protection of our young learners who these hostile and even deadly forms of treatments guised in education are aimed.